ERIC Number: EJ1249727
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 24
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Academic Librarian Publishing Productivity: An Analysis of Skills and Behaviors Leading to Success
Crampsie, Camielle; Neville, Tina; Henry, Deborah
College & Research Libraries, v81 n2 p248-271 Mar 2020
Scholarly publishing continues to be a prominent expectation for many academic librarians. This survey explores characteristics, behaviors, motivations, institutional supports, and educational opportunities that help library practitioners become successful authors. It also looks at perceived confidence in research skills of both novice and experienced librarians. Many librarians show confidence in research activities related to their overall job assignments (literature searching, writing, and such) but find more sophisticated research skills, such as statistical analysis, more challenging. Findings indicate that having additional graduate research experience beyond the library degree, time-management skills, and collaboration with other researchers may provide useful benefits.
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Faculty Publishing, Research Skills, Librarian Attitudes, Motivation, Self Efficacy, Library Research, Expectation, Productivity
Association of College and Research Libraries. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. e-mail: acrl@ala.org; Web site: http://crl.acrl.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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