Models for Partnering with Faculty and Supporting Digital Scholarship

Courtney, Angela; Dallis, Diane

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“…In a rapidly changing research environment, researchers are under pressure to keep pace with these changes (Courtney and Dallis, 2015; Farooq et al , 2016; Sandy et al , 2020; Joo and Schmidt, 2021). Consequently, reports from major library and information science (LIS) associations, such as Research Libraries UK (Evidence Base and Associates, 2021) and Association of College and Research Libraries (Connaway et al , 2017), have recommended that university libraries should provide RSS to researchers.…”

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Current status of research support services in university libraries of Pakistan

Awan¹,

Richardson

Ahmed

2022

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Purpose Research support services (RSS) is an emerging and popular area in university libraries, whose increasing importance has been well documented since the early 2010s. This study aims to identify the status of RSS provided in the university libraries of Pakistan and to compare the results with relevant international studies. The research also reports on the perception of librarians regarding the application of RSS in Pakistani university libraries. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative survey was conducted of the chief librarians/head librarians working in the 175 university libraries of Pakistan. A structured questionnaire was designed and pre-tested with national and international research experts, faculty members and library professionals. SPSS was used to calculate descriptive statistics. Results of the study were compared with previous literature from an international perspective. Findings Results of the study indicated that most of the university libraries are providing basic RSS and that they have good collections of both general and subject-specific works to meet the needs of researchers. Most respondents not only were interested in providing RSS but also emphasized that libraries should upgrade their collection to meet researchers’ requirements. However, results of the study also indicated that there was noticeably less support for both the more advanced and newer research support services. Practical implications Because the delivery of RSS enables libraries to help meet a university’s strategic research goals, the findings will be of interest to university library and information science executives, policymakers and administration. The suggested recommendations highlight those service areas which are most in need of improvement. Originality/value This research provides an updated perspective on the delivery of research support services by university libraries in Pakistan.

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Current status of research support services in university libraries of Pakistan

Awan¹,

Richardson

Ahmed

2022

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“…These assertions do not surprise. Fundamentally, libraries complement DH because they pivot around collecting, cataloging, describing, organizing, providing access to, facilitating the use of, storing, protecting, preserving, and repurposing data (Courtney and Dallis, 2015;Elliott et al, 2015;Fay and Nyhan, 2015;Kamada, 2010;Moazeni, 2015;Schaffner and Erway, 2014;Vandegrift and Varner, 2013;White, 2016). In this sense, all research libraries currently support DH work (Schaffner and Erway, 2014).…”

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Garwood

2018

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Purpose In Digging into Data 3 (DID3) (2014-2016), ten funders from four countries (the USA, Canada, the UK, and the Netherlands) granted $5.1 million to 14 project teams to pursue data-intensive, interdisciplinary, and international digital humanities (DH) research. The purpose of this paper is to employ the DID3 projects as a case study to explore the following research question: what roles do librarians and archivists take on in data-intensive, interdisciplinary, and international DH projects? Design/methodology/approach Participation was secured from 53 persons representing eleven projects. The study was conducted in the naturalistic paradigm. It is a qualitative case study involving snowball sampling, semi-structured interviews, and grounded analysis. Findings Librarians or archivists were involved officially in 3 of the 11 projects (27.3 percent). Perhaps more importantly, information professionals played vital unofficial roles in these projects, namely as consultants and liaisons and also as technical support. Information and library science (ILS) expertise helped DID3 researchers with issues such as visualization, rights management, and user testing. DID3 participants also suggested ways in which librarians and archivists might further support DH projects, concentrating on three key areas: curation, outreach, and ILS education. Finally, six directions for future research are suggested. Originality/value Much untapped potential exists for librarians and archivists to collaborate with DH scholars; a gap exists between researcher awareness and information professionals’ capacity.

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Models for Partnering with Faculty and Supporting Digital Scholarship

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Current status of research support services in university libraries of Pakistan

Current status of research support services in university libraries of Pakistan

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