Dynamic research support for academic libraries

This inspiring book will enable academic librarians to develop excellent research and instructional services and create a library culture that encompasses exploration, learning and collaboration. Higher education and academic libraries are in a period of rapid evolution. Technology, pedagogical shif...

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Other Authors: Hoffman, Starr (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Facet Publishing 2016
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Starr Hoffman
  • Introduction: a vision for supporting research / Starr Hoffman
  • part 1. Training and infrastructure. Introduction to part 1 / Starr Hoffman
  • Constructing a model for Mexican libraries in the 21st century / Alberto Santiago Martinez
  • Researching illustrated books in art history: a brief history of the Biblioteca Digital Ovidiana project / Fátima Díez-Platas
  • The 'developing librarian' digital scholarship pilot training project / Richard Freeman
  • part 2. Data services and data literacy. Introduction to part 2 / Jackie Carter
  • Training researchers to manage data for better results, re-use and long-term access / Heather Coates
  • Data services for the research lifecycle: the Digital Social Science Center / Ashley Jester
  • Mapping unusual research needs: supporting GIS across non-traditional disciplines / Karen Munro
  • part 3. Research as a conversation. Introduction to part 3 / Starr Hoffman
  • Implementing open access across a large university: a case study / Dominic Tate
  • Bridging the gap: easing the transition to higher education with an information literacy MOOC / Mariann Løkse, Helene N. Andraessen, Torstein Låg and Mark Stenersen
  • Metadata enhancement through name authority in the UNT Digital Library / Hannah Tarver and Mark Phillips
  • Index