Fostering Collaboration by Leading Communities of Practice

Autor/inn/en	Freeman, Jacqueline L.; Downing, Karen E.; Myers, Claire; Thorsen, Allison; York, Jeremy; Muller, Joseph; Yakel, Elizabeth
Titel	Fostering Collaboration by Leading Communities of Practice
Quelle	In: portal: Libraries and the Academy, 22 (2022) 4, S.943-974 (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1531-2542
Schlagwörter	Communities of Practice; Academic Libraries; Library Services; Librarians; Qualitative Research; Researchers; Research Needs; Research Skills; Library Role; Novices; Expertise; Facilitators (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Qualitative Forschung; Researcher; Forscher; Forschungsbedarf; Forschungsleistung; Expert appraisal
Abstract	Librarians continually seek innovative ways to integrate library expertise and resources into campus research endeavors. Although qualitative research has grown across disciplines, researchers using these methods often receive little campus-based support. The authors investigate this shortfall in support of qualitative researchers through interviews and a survey with respondents from a range of academic disciplines to better understand the challenges these scholars face. Findings suggest researchers who use qualitative methods employ make-do and expedient means to gather expertise from colleagues within their professional networks. They have multiple unmet needs and would welcome the opportunity to participate in groups of fellow practitioners to advance their skills. The authors propose and explore the communities of practice model, wherein participants gather to learn from one another around an area of common interest. This model offers a way for libraries to provide needed leadership and support for qualitative researchers. Librarians, in their roles as liaisons, domain specialists, and curators of methodology texts, are in prime position to foster collaborations between researchers who have or need qualitative research skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01