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LIBRARIANS IN PRINTA SCHOLARLY APPROACH TO
LIBRARY RESEARCH, WRITING, AND PUBLISHING
Sarah Steiner
Head of Research & Instruction Services
Western Carolina University
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Have you already published?
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Do you have an idea for a publication?
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Today’s Special
1. Selecting a topic & gearing up
2. Selecting your research approach with the Boyer Model
3. Constructing and reviewing your piece
4. Choosing a publication venue
5. Navigating the journal editorial process
6. Handling suggestions for edits and rejection
= Research Plan & Confidence (I hope)!
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1. Selecting a Topic and Gearing Up
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Common Lament 1:“This whole thing is overwhelming.”
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Mentor Options
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Common Lament 2:“I don’t have any ideas worth writing about.”
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Brainstorm Topics
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Brainstorm Topics
• What challenges is my library facing? • What challenges am I facing in my job? • Is there a dearth of existing data on something I’m worrying about or
dealing with?• Have I read a great article recently and want to build on its findings?• What new trend or idea am I excited about? • Do I have a skill from a previous job/career which librarians might be
able to adapt? • Have I completed a project or tried a strategy I’m proud of? • Have I tried something which failed, and I’d like to assess why it didn’t
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Common Problems
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• Article doesn’t pass the “so what” test/ isn’t original or significant.
• Plan isn’t feasible to implement.
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Example
• Problem I was facing: A lot of librarians were taking a very long time to pick up chat questions, and by the time they answered, the patron would be gone. Almost 20% of questions were being “missed.”
• So what? If we don’t answer a chat in a timely fashion, the patron goes away unhappy and without an answer. That person might not use chat again or might tell friends about the negative experience. Our chat traffic would decline and cause people to have negative feelings about the library.
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Exercise 1: Topic Brainstorm (in pairs or trios)
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Identify Hypotheses:What do you suspect you will find?
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Co-Authors, Editors, and Other Allies
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Exercise 2: Allies(alone)
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2. Conduct a Preliminary Literature Scan
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Choosing Your Route with the Boyer Model
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Scholarship of Discovery
Traditional empirical research• Surveys• Focus groups• Ethnographies•Case studies• Experiments
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Scholarship of Integration
Synthesizes research across disciplines, within a discipline, or across time•Application of business ideas to librarianship•Application of counseling models to librarianship•Annotated bibliographies or other overviews on
specific topics• Identification of trends or presentation of new
ideas
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Scholarship of Application
Discovery of ways new information/knowledge can be applied to solve problems. •Applying the new information literacy framework to
resolve motivation issues•Applying a new theory in cataloging to improve
workflow
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Scholarship of Teaching
Systematic study of teaching and learning processes• Exploration/sharing of class activities• Exploration of training best practices
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Exercise 3: Research Options(in pairs or trios)
Pick a topic and consider how it might be realized as scholarship in each of the Boyer categories. • Scholarship of Discovery (traditional empirical research survey, focus
group, case study, experiment, ethnography)
• Scholarship of Integration (synthesis of ideas from other disciplines or areas, synthesis of ideas across time)
• Scholarship of Application (how can the discoveries of others be applied to solve your question)
• Scholarship of Teaching (exploration of class, learning, or training activities)
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3. Designing Your Research
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Review Extant Data/Information
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Collect New Data/Information
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Collect New Data: Ask People
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Collect New Data: Observe People
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Question Construction
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Keep Scope In Mind
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Example
• Extant Data:
• Use chat transcripts to see how long a patron waited before receiving a response.
• New Data:
• Interview random chat users about their experiences and thoughts regarding wait time.
• Solicit chat users and observe them to determine how long they wait before they give up.
• Ask users how long they think they’d be willing to wait before they gave up.
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Example Narrowed
• Extant Data:
• Use chat transcripts to see how long a patron waited before receiving a response.
• New Data:
• Interview random chat users about their experiences.
• Solicit chat users and observe them to determine how long they wait before they express annoyance.
• Ask users how long they think they’d be willing to wait before they gave up/got annoyed.
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Exercise 4: Methodology and Application(pairs or trios)
• What information would you need to help you answer your research question?• Do you have existing data to use?
• Will you need to gather new data/information?
• If you do need to collect new data…• Which information collection mode will best meet the information need and
your abilities?• Survey:
• Interviews:
• Focus groups:
• Observation study:
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Don’t forget your IRB
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4. Constructing and Reviewing Your Piece
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Common Problems
• Consistency: tone, tense, writing style• Grammar• Literature review: scope, currency, structure, focus• Weak research methods• Authorship arguments
What concerns do you have/ or what feedback have you encountered?
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Structural Questions?
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5. Choosing a Publication Venue
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Exercise 5: Finding a Publication Venue(alone)
Look at Ulrich’s or DOAJ to find possible publication venues.
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6. The journal editorial process
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7. Handling Suggestions for Edits and Rejection
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ResourcesBabbie, Earl. The Practice of Social Research. Wadsworth Publishing, 13th edition, 2012.
Beck, Susan E., and Kate Manuel. Practical Research Methods for Librarians and Information Professionals. Neal-Schuman, 2008.
Boyer, Ernest. Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate (Special Report) Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1990.
Creative Research Systems. Sample Size Calculator. http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm
Creswell, John W. and Vicki L. Plano Clark. Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research. 2nd
edition. Sage, 2011.
Creswell, John W. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, 4th edition. Sage, 2013.
Dillman, Don A., Jolene D. Smyth, Leah Melani Christian. Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method, 3rd edition.
Elsevier. Understanding the Publishing Process: How to Publish in Scholarly Journals. https://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/91173/Brochure_UPP_April2015.pdf
Hedges, Andrew. Random Number Generator. http://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/random/
Qualtrics. Determining Sample Size: How to Ensure You Get the Correct Sample Size. https://www.qualtrics.com/blog/determining-sample-size/
Silipigni Connaway, Lynn, and Ronald R. Powell. Basic Research Methods for Librarians. 5th edition. Libraries Unlimited, 2010.
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Sample Sizes and Selection
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