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The frustrations of writing research articles for publication and what to do about them
Get PDFPrepared especially for readers who are considering taking their initial steps in writing for publication, this piece draws on the author\u27s personal experience, as well as insights from related literature, to explore around a dozen challenges that such individuals may face. In particular, it outlines what inexperienced writers, who will be facing them for the first time, can do either in response or to prevent their development from the outset. Sequenced here approximately in the order in which they are likely be encountered, the problems described are effectively of four types: issues pertaining to the tracing of sources that the writer may want to use, concerns that arise when the individual is attempting to cite material, how the author may deal with the reactions of journal editors and reviewers to the work and matters that can emerge when the manuscript has actually been published
EVANS, G. Edward and WARD, Patricia Layzell. Leadership basics for librarians and information professionals. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press. 2007.
Get PDFA destination or a place of last resort? The research library of the future, its users and its librarians
Get PDFThis speculative and reflective article is based on themes discussed within the literature, interviews with researchers and our own thoughts, developed during our research for a book and our experience as practitioners. Themes explored include research spaces, marketing, eResearch and Library 2.0, users of the future, research support and the future role of the librarian
WHITE, Martin. Making search work: implementing web, intranet and enterprise search. London: Facet Publishing, 2007.
Get PDFAssessing the organisational climate for creativity in a UK Public Library Service: a case study
Get PDFThe study aims to investigate for the first time library staff\u27s individual perceptions of their work environment with regard to creativity. It uses the conceptual model designed by Amabile et al. (1996) as a framework in order to establish to what extent the internal climate factors that are conducive or deterrent to creativity are identified by library staff in one UK Public Library service. This research is based on a case study and can constitute a benchmark for other library services. The ability to develop a culture that nurtures creativity is crucial and does not occur spontaneously: library managers need to take responsibility to establish the right work environment as well as to incorporate an innovation strategy for the new ideas to be implemented into value-added services for the library users
What will be the needs of Library, Museum and Archives Users in 10 years: Research Implications
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Investigating school pupils\u27 information behaviour via intranet usage data
Get PDFDespite the popularity of electronic information resources among young people and the prevalence of organisational intranets in schools, few researchers have exploited the potential of intranet usage logs to investigate pupils\u27 information behaviour. Nevertheless, the method is attractive on several counts. As it enables data to be collected without the participants\u27 knowledge, it is unlikely to affect behaviour and highly objective data can be gathered. This material can lead to the use of supplementary methods allowing the elicitation of detailed qualitative data. Researchers are, however, restricted to the types of insights that the system log provides and are further constrained by the purposes for which school managers use their intranet. Ethical questions surrounding the gathering of data that participants are not aware is being generated may also be asked. Notwithstanding these issues, intranet usage logs clearly offer considerable potential for the investigation of information behaviour in a range of contexts