Using Needs Assessment to Develop Research and Grant Support Services

Andrade, Rafael; Kollen, Christine

doi:10.1108/s0065-2830(2012)0000035008

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“…The survey gave no more details, so we do not know whether this example has been more fully described. Another review and survey conducted as part of a needs assessment to develop research and grant support services at the University of Arizona (Andrade & Kollen, 2012) also provided limited information but indicated that grant support included reviewing grant proposals, one-to-one consultations to identify funding, and serving as co-investigators.…”

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Developing the Librarians' Role in Supporting Grant Applications and Reducing Waste in Research: Outcomes From a Literature Review and Survey in the NIHR Research Design Service

Otter

Wright

King

2017

New Review of Academic Librarianship

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Developing the Librarians' Role in Supporting Grant Applications and Reducing Waste in Research: Outcomes From a Literature Review and Survey in the NIHR Research Design Service

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King

2017

New Review of Academic Librarianship

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“…Reports of research funding initiatives suggest that these services are uncommon in academic libraries. To investigate how academic libraries support researcher needs Andrade and Kollen (2012) examined the services offered by 19 libraries at large, research-focused universities. They discovered that only four of these libraries offered some form of research grant-related support such as workshops, consultations or email alerts regarding funding opportunities.…”

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Desperately seeking funding: library guides to student funding

Lundy

Curran

2020

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Purpose This study aims to examine online research guides as a measure of academic library support for students seeking educational funding opportunities. Design/methodology/approach The library websites of 38 members of a regional academic library consortium were examined for guides that address funding for educational purposes. The guide content was manually reviewed. Information regarding institutional characteristics was gathered from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Findings Despite relatively few reports of educational funding support in the library literature, online guides exist at 42% of studied institutions. However, few guides are comprehensive and many lack features that promote discoverability. Instructional content – guidance, advice or information beyond resource descriptions – and in-person funding support rarely appear in the studied guides, presenting opportunities for academic libraries to contribute to student retention and success. Practical implications This paper provides information on and examples of online guides to educational funding useful to academic libraries looking to support students facing affordability concerns. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature on non-disciplinary uses of online research guides and is the first to survey academic library guides on educational funding opportunities.

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“…For the better part of a decade, information professionals have been exploring how heterogeneous types of information can be described using a variety of metadata formats, strategies for the short‐ and long‐term preservation of digital materials, and how these materials can be described effectively such that discovery tools can expose digital resources in a logical and consistent manner. With these skills, library professionals can become integral to the research process, embedding their expertise into the process not merely as a necessary evil, but also as guides (Andrade and Kollen, 2012).…”

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2013

OCLC Systems &Amp; Services: International Digital Library Perspectives

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PurposeThis column seeks to examine the relationship between the modern digital library and academic research entities; and to explore briefly the services that can be provided by information professionals on behalf of investigative teams.Design/methodology/approach:A literature review was conducted in order to find out what the recent views were relating to this subject. The remainder of the content is based upon the author's experience.FindingsThis is an exploratory column proposing that modern academic libraries need to have embedded services that are a part of the research workflow of the university. This column focuses on the digital aspects of research, what the apparent needs are in that context, and suggests the central role that libraries can play in that context.Originality/valueAs the field of information science evolves and libraries recast their vision so that they can support the core mission of modern universities, research support services are central to that effort. The column shows that there are many ways in which the digitally oriented library can fill in the gaps for investigative teams.

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Using Needs Assessment to Develop Research and Grant Support Services

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Developing the Librarians' Role in Supporting Grant Applications and Reducing Waste in Research: Outcomes From a Literature Review and Survey in the NIHR Research Design Service

Developing the Librarians' Role in Supporting Grant Applications and Reducing Waste in Research: Outcomes From a Literature Review and Survey in the NIHR Research Design Service

Desperately seeking funding: library guides to student funding

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