Communication of research to practice in library and information science: Closing the gap

Haddow, Gaby; Klobas, Jane

doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2003.11.010

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“…14 Waldhart 15 stated that research had limited impact on the profession because "much of the research is artificially contrived, or too specific, esoteric, or dated to be relevant to real-life problems facing the library community." Powell et al 16 noticed from the literature that the publication of LIS research articles has been spotty and shows a stable or declining publication pattern.…”

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Developing Online Communities for Librarian Researchers: A Case Study

Kennedy

Brancolini

Stephens

2017

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This study examines the role of online communities in connecting and supporting librarian researchers, through the analysis of member activities in the online community for academic librarians that attended the 2014 Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL). The 2014 IRDL cohort members participated in the online community via Twitter and a Facebook group page. A content analysis of their posts and an online survey among them identified different patterns of engagement and four primary types of content—posts related to completing the IRDL research project required for each cohort member, announcements about research-related resources and opportunities, posts reminiscing about the IRDL experience, and arrangements of conference attendance and meetups. Implications for successfully designing online communities for librarian researchers are discussed.

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Section: May 2017mentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing Online Communities for Librarian Researchers: A Case Study

Kennedy

Brancolini

Stephens

2017

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“…This might reflect that unpublished research was a significant component of our study. Studies that have analyzed practitioner publications and interests have repeatedly mentioned a tendency for them to be action research, local, and largely unpublished through traditional communication channels [22][23][24][25][26][27][28].…”

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Research engagement of health sciences librarians: a survey of research-related activities and attitudes

Lessick¹,

Perryman

Billman

et al. 2016

J Med Libr Assoc

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Introduction:The extent to which health sciences librarians are engaged in research is a little-studied question. This study assesses the research activities and attitudes of Medical Library Association (MLA) members, including the influence of work affiliation.Methods: An online survey was designed using a combination of multiple-choice and open-ended questions and distributed to MLA members. Responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics, content analysis, and significance testing. The authors used statistical tools and categorized openended question topics by the constant comparative method, also applying the broad subject categories used in a prior study. Pearson's chi-square analysis was performed on responses to determine significant differences among respondents employed in three different institutional environments.Results: Analysis showed that 79% of respondents read research articles at least once a month; 58% applied published research studies to practice; 44% had conducted research; 62% reported acting on research had enhanced their libraries; 38% had presented findings; and 34% had authored research articles. Hospital librarians were significantly less likely than academic librarians to have participated in research activities. Highly ranked research benefits, barriers, and competencies of health sciences librarians are described.Conclusions: Findings indicate that health sciences librarians are actively engaged in research activities. Practice implications for practitioners, publishers, and stakeholders are discussed. Results suggest that practitioners can use published research results and results from their own research to affect practice decisions and improve services. Future studies are needed to confirm and extend these findings, including the need for intervention studies to increase research and writing productivity.

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“…Equally well, however, there has been some degree of criticism about the lack of professional reading undertaken by practitioners -or at least that "researchers and practitioners do not read each others' literature" (Haddow and Klobas, 2004). This means that "as academics relentlessly push the profession towards theory and abstraction, practitioners pull with equal might toward day-to-day relevance" (Mulvaney & O'Connor, 2006, p.38).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While, in principle, research and practice should enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship to create "a strong theoretical framework within which a practitioner community can develop" (Haddow & Klobas, 2004), it has been argued that practitioners have long felt that educators were out of touch with practice. This concern has resounded in the field ever since the first qualifications were discussed (Steig, 1992, cited in Dillon & Norris, 2005).…”

Section: Lis Research and Lis Practice Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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2009

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Communication of research to practice in library and information science: Closing the gap

Cited by 91 publications

References 19 publications

Developing Online Communities for Librarian Researchers: A Case Study

Developing Online Communities for Librarian Researchers: A Case Study

Research engagement of health sciences librarians: a survey of research-related activities and attitudes

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