Fostering Collaboration by Leading Communities of Practice
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| author | Freeman, Jacqueline L. Downing, Karen E. Myers, Claire Thorsen, Allison York, Jeremy Muller, Joseph Yakel, Elizabeth |
| author_facet | Freeman, Jacqueline L. Downing, Karen E. Myers, Claire Thorsen, Allison York, Jeremy Muller, Joseph Yakel, Elizabeth Freeman, Jacqueline L. Downing, Karen E. Myers, Claire Thorsen, Allison York, Jeremy Muller, Joseph Yakel, Elizabeth |
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| contents | Fostering Collaboration by Leading Communities of Practice Freeman, Jacqueline L. Downing, Karen E. Myers, Claire Thorsen, Allison York, Jeremy Muller, Joseph Yakel, Elizabeth Communities of Practice Academic Libraries Library Services Librarians Qualitative Research Researchers Research Needs Research Skills Library Role Novices Expertise Facilitators (Individuals) 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. |
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| spellingShingle | Fostering Collaboration by Leading Communities of Practice Freeman, Jacqueline L. Downing, Karen E. Myers, Claire Thorsen, Allison York, Jeremy Muller, Joseph Yakel, Elizabeth Communities of Practice Academic Libraries Library Services Librarians Qualitative Research Researchers Research Needs Research Skills Library Role Novices Expertise Facilitators (Individuals) Fostering Collaboration by Leading Communities of Practice Freeman, Jacqueline L. Downing, Karen E. Myers, Claire Thorsen, Allison York, Jeremy Muller, Joseph Yakel, Elizabeth Communities of Practice Academic Libraries Library Services Librarians Qualitative Research Researchers Research Needs Research Skills Library Role Novices Expertise Facilitators (Individuals) 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. |
| title | Fostering Collaboration by Leading Communities of Practice |
| topic | Communities of Practice Academic Libraries Library Services Librarians Qualitative Research Researchers Research Needs Research Skills Library Role Novices Expertise Facilitators (Individuals) |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1365085 |