Practical tips for facilitating research / Moira J. Bent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bent, Moira, author.

Series:

Practical tips for library and information professionals.

Practical tips for library and information professionals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library orientation for college students--Great Britain.

Library orientation for college students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 263 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Facet, 2016.

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.

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783301096

1783301090