Providing Effective Library Services for Research

Practical library research: a tool for effective library management.

Librarians are being urged to conduct research as one of their professional responsibilities. Many librarians, however, avoid research, because they believe it is beyond their capabilities or resources. This paper discusses the importance of conducting applied research-research directed toward solving practical problems. The paper describes how one library conducted practical research projects,...

Effective techniques for the promotion of library services and resources

Introduction. This study examines how Australian academic librarians perceive techniques for promoting services and resources, and the factors affecting the perceptions regarding effectiveness of techniques used. Method. Data were collected from an online survey that was sent to 400 academic librarians in thirty-seven Australian universities. The response rate was 57.5%. Analysis. The qualitati...

Technical challenges of providing record linkage services for research

BACKGROUND Record linkage techniques are widely used to enable health researchers to gain event based longitudinal information for entire populations. The task of record linkage is increasingly being undertaken by specialised linkage units (SLUs). In addition to the complexity of undertaking probabilistic record linkage, these units face additional technical challenges in providing record linka...

Development of the research lifecycle model for library services.

QUESTION Can the niche services of individual librarians across multiple libraries be developed into a suite of standard services available to all scientists that support the entire research lifecycle? SETTING Services at a large, research-intensive state university campus are described. METHOD Initial data were collected via concept mapping by librarians. Additional data were collected at ...

Providing library services to a remote non-traditional program for health career students: the Kellogg experience.