Providing effective library services for research / / Jo Webb, Pat Gannon-Leary and Moira Bent

• Autore: Webb Jo
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Facet Publishing, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 027.7
• Soggetto topico: Libraries and scholars; Research libraries; Information storage and retrieval systems - Research
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Gannon-LearyPat BentMoira
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Glossary; 1 Supporting research and researchers: some perspectives; Introduction; Context; Let us tell you some stories . . .; How this book is organized; 2 Current challenges for libraries and research support; Introduction; Scholarly communication; The language of scholarship; Academic freedom, funding and research ethics; Copyright and plagiarism; Freedom of information; RLN, the British Library and national libraries; E-science; Conclusion; Note; 3 Defining research and researchers; Introduction; What is research? ; History of the PhDTraining and skills of research students; The Roberts Review, the postdoctoral student and CRS; Research selectivity; Research and teaching; Third strand activities; Research issues and what they mean for libraries; Conclusion; 4 Collection management; Introduction; Researchers' use of libraries and information; Reports, programmes and networks: the strategic background; Case studies in collection management; What is a collection?; Key components of a collection; Collection management in practice; Conclusion; 5 The researcher's toolkit: resources; Introduction ; Influences on resource useLearning styles, habits and attitudes; Resources; Conclusion; Further reading; 6 Services to facilitate research; Introduction; Keeping in touch with the research community; What does the research community want from the library?; Examples of surveys; Services and support: some specific considerations; Conclusion; 7 The information-literatere searcher; Introduction; Starting to teach; Researchers' training needs; Information literacy: key areas of knowledge; Motivation; Andragogy: a brief introduction; Training and development opportunities; Communities of practice ; ConclusionNote; 8 Facing the future: key challenges; Introduction; The research information environment of the future; Competition and collaboration: research in universities; Scholarly communication, open access and intellectual property; The research library of the future: some themes; Conclusion; 9 Key principles for supporting research; Introduction; Laws, values and principles; Principles of library support for researchers; Conclusion; Bibliography; Useful websites; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Researchers rely on libraries to provide the information they need; equally, supporting research is a fundamental reason for libraries'' existence. This book explores the relationship between libraries and researchers, focusing on developing and managing effective library services to support research.
• Titolo autorizzato: Providing effective library services for research
• ISBN: 1-85604-992-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910511368703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II