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Research Literature and its Perceived Relevance to University Librarians
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Pymm, Bob; Hider, Philip – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2008
Two factors identified as contributing to the lack of communication between researchers and practitioners, terminology and relevance, are the focus of this paper. A questionnaire distributed to senior staff in academic libraries asked participants to assess abstracts from articles in top ranked LIS journals. Results indicated a relatively high…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Research, Librarians, Library Science
Millennium Project Research Agenda: Management of Libraries and Information Centers.
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Richardson, John V., Jr.; Audunson, Ragnar; Lynch, Beverly; Marcum, Deanna; Moran, Barbara B.; Walter, Virginia A.; Weingand, Darlene – Library Quarterly, 2000
This column presents views of professionals in the library and information studies (LIS) field and assess the state of LIS research. Questions are posed to researchers and practitioners in various LIS fields, asking them to address where they think the research front is. Six respondents focus their discussions on library and information center…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Industry, Information Science, Library Administration
Research and the School Library Media Specialist: Goals 2001?
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1998
Discusses the importance of research to the school-library media specialist. Topics include levels of knowledge that help with informed decision-making; ways to overcome the gap between research and practice, including writing for scholarly journals; the need for publishing research from practitioners; and development of a research agenda for the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Knowledge Level, Learning Resources Centers, Library Research
Education for Research in Library and Information Science: A Basis for Policy Analysis in the Nordic Countries.
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Schwarz, S. – Education for Information, 1985
Outline of evolution from librarianship to library and information science (LIS) education shows a trend toward a framework of information provision and processing. The library school systems of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden are reviewed with emphasis on higher education and research, and the LIS research situation in Sweden is described.…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Development, Educational Trends, Financial Support
Research Activity in Major Research Universities: An Alternative Ranking System.
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Groth, Randall H.; And Others – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1992
Application of a multidimensional measure of university research activity, the Research Activity Index (RAI), is described and compared to the more common use of research and development expenditures as a criterion of activity. The RAI incorporates seven expenditure variables, three graduate-student-related variables, and a research library…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Expenditures
The RightPages Service: An Image-Based Electronic Library.
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Hoffman, Melia M.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1993
Describes The RightPages Service developed by AT&T Bell Laboratories library and computer researchers to enable AT&T employees to access the library from their workstations. The service incorporates ASCII text, bitmap images, and an alerting service. Copyright issues, user interface, image and text processing procedures, results, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Copyrights, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)