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Practical tips for facilitating research / Moira J. Bent.

By: Series: Practical tips for library and information professionalsPublisher: London : Facet Publishing, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: xii, 263 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1783300175
  • 9781783300174
  • 9781783301096
  • 1783301090
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Z 711.25 .C65 B46 2016
Contents:
Section summaries -- Landscapes and models -- Structures and strategies -- Places and spaces -- Library staff roles -- Collections -- Specific interventions in the research process or lifecycle -- Teaching approaches -- Information literacy skills workshops and programmes.
Summary: "This practical guide offers innovative tips and reliable best practice to enable new and experienced library and information professionals to evaluate their current provision and develop their service to meet the evolving needs of the research community. Interacting effectively with information is at the heart of all research, consequently information professionals have a key role to play in facilitating the development of researchers who are able to operate confidently and successfully in the information world. Grounded in current theory and informed by practitioners from around the world, this practical book offers a wide range of ideas and methods to assist library and information professionals in developing and managing their role in the research environment"--
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection Z 711.25 .C65 B46 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5157858

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-257) and index.

Section summaries -- Landscapes and models -- Structures and strategies -- Places and spaces -- Library staff roles -- Collections -- Specific interventions in the research process or lifecycle -- Teaching approaches -- Information literacy skills workshops and programmes.

"This practical guide offers innovative tips and reliable best practice to enable new and experienced library and information professionals to evaluate their current provision and develop their service to meet the evolving needs of the research community. Interacting effectively with information is at the heart of all research, consequently information professionals have a key role to play in facilitating the development of researchers who are able to operate confidently and successfully in the information world. Grounded in current theory and informed by practitioners from around the world, this practical book offers a wide range of ideas and methods to assist library and information professionals in developing and managing their role in the research environment"--

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