ERIC Number: EJ1425891
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-1361-4533
EISSN: EISSN-1740-7834
Toward Redefining Library Research Support Services in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: An Evidence-Based Practice Approach
Alisa Howlett; Eleanor Colla; Rebecca Joyce
New Review of Academic Librarianship, v30 n1 p24-51 2024
An increasingly complex and demanding research landscape has seen university libraries rapidly evolve their services. While research data management, bibliometrics, and research impact services have predominantly featured in the literature to date, the full scope of support libraries are currently providing to their institutions is unknown. This paper aims to present an up-to-date view of the scope and extent of research support services by university libraries across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. A coding process analyzed content data from university library websites. Eleven research support areas were identified. Service delivery is split between synchronous and asynchronous modes. This paper describes a lived experience of an evidence-based library and information practice approach to improving research support services at two Australian university libraries, and while it highlights continued maturation of research support services, more research is needed to better understand influences on service development.
Descriptors: Web Sites, Academic Libraries, Universities, Foreign Countries, Library Research, Library Services, Reference Services, Research, Bibliometrics, Information Management, Data, Context Effect, Research Utilization, Citation Analysis, Influence of Technology, Social Change, Evidence Based Practice, Research Libraries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand; Australia
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