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Supporting research students
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ISBN: 9781856046855 9781856049245 1856049248 1856046850 Year: 2010 Publisher: London : Facet,

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The importance of supporting the needs of research students has recently risen higher up the academic agenda around the world. Numbers of postgraduate students have expanded, and the traditional PhD has now been joined by a new range of doctoral qualifications including professional doctorates such as the Doctor in Business Administration (DBA). These developments have led to a more diverse student body which now includes senior professional practitioners. This shift has seen an acknowledgement that support services within universities must cater more for the needs of research students. While the library and information profession is a graduate one, a relatively small number of LIS professionals have a research degree. This means that, though they are likely to have experience of carrying out smaller scale research projects, they will not have experienced and internalized the distinct learning processes involved in gaining a doctorate. This timely book offers guidance to enable them to support the specialist needs of research students effectively. Individual chapters are designed to be read and worked through in any order. The key areas covered are: research and the research process; the research student's experience; research skills training; supporting research students in academic libraries and information services; virtual graduate schools; introduction to research communities; and, professional development. This is an essential text for all library and information professionals in higher education institutions globally that cater for the needs of research students. It will also be valuable reading for LIS students.


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Data Information Literacy : Librarians, Data and the Education of a New Generation of Researchers
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ISBN: 9781612493510 1612493513 9781612493527 1612493521 9781557536969 1557536961 1557538980 Year: 2015 Publisher: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press,

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"The intent of the publication is to help librarians cultivate strategies and approaches for developing data information literacy programs of their own using the work done in the multiyear, IMLS-supported Data Information Literacy (DIL) project as real-world case studies. The initial chapters introduce the concepts and ideas behind data information literacy, such as the twelve data competencies. The middle chapters describe five case studies in data information literacy conducted at different institutions (Cornell, Purdue, Minnesota, Oregon), each focused on a different disciplinary area in science and engineering. They detail the approaches taken, how the programs were implemented, and the assessment metrics used to evaluate their impact. The later chapters include the "DIL Toolkit," a distillation of the lessons learned, which is presented as a handbook for librarians interested in developing their own DIL programs. The book concludes with recommendations for future directions and growth of data information literacy. More information about the DIL project can be found on the project's website: datainfolit.org"-- "Given the increasing attention to managing, publishing, and preserving research datasets as scholarly assets, what competencies in working with research data will graduate students in STEM disciplines need to be successful in their fields? And what role can librarians play in helping students attain these competencies? In addressing these questions, this book articulates a new area of opportunity for librarians and other information professionals, developing educational programs that introduce graduate students to the knowledge and skills needed to work with research data. The term "data information literacy" has been adopted with the deliberate intent of tying two emerging roles for librarians together. By viewing information literacy and data services as complementary rather than separate activities, the contributors seek to leverage the progress made and the lessons learned in each service area. The intent of the publication is to help librarians cultivate strategies and approaches for developing data information literacy programs"--

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Academic librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on. --- Academic libraries -- Relations with faculty and curriculum -- United States -- Case studies. --- Academic libraries -- Services to graduate students. --- Cyberinfrastructure. --- Database management. --- Digital preservation. --- Electronic information resource literacy -- Study and teaching (Higher). --- Information literacy -- Study and teaching (Higher). --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Collection Development. --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General. --- Research --- Science --- Electronic information resource literacy --- Information literacy --- Academic librarians --- Academic libraries --- Data processing --- Management. --- Study and teaching (Higher) --- Effect of technological innovations on. --- Relations with faculty and curriculum --- Services to graduate students. --- Graduate students --- College libraries --- Libraries, University and college --- University libraries --- Libraries --- Libraries and colleges --- Public libraries --- College librarians --- University librarians --- Librarians --- Natural science --- Natural sciences --- Science of science --- Sciences --- Science research --- Scientific research --- Information services --- Learning and scholarship --- Methodology --- Research teams --- Data base management --- Data services (Database management) --- Database management services --- DBMS (Computer science) --- Generalized data management systems --- Services, Database management --- Systems, Database management --- Systems, Generalized database management --- Electronic data processing --- Cyber-based information systems --- Cyber-infrastructure --- Information technology --- Computer networks --- Computer systems --- Distributed databases --- High performance computing --- Computer files --- Digital curation --- Digital media --- Electronic preservation --- Preservation of digital information --- Preservation of materials --- Services for --- Services to colleges and universities --- Distributed processing --- Conservation and restoration --- Preservation

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