E-grāmata: Providing Effective Library Services for Research

This book will inform and advise all who work with researchers in libraries, combining practical advice with an exploration of fundamental issues relating to the relationship between research and libraries. It will be essential reading for anyone who works in academic and research libraries.

Researchers rely on libraries to provide the information they need; equally, supporting research is a fundamental reason for libraries' existence. This book is the first to explore the crucial relationship between libraries and researchers, focusing on developing and managing effective library services to support research and researchers. It covers researchers’ information-seeking behaviour, their needs and wants; reviews the management and service response; and then places these issues into a wider strategic context. Key topics include:

* what is research?
* current issues in the research community
* defining research and researchers
* collection management in support of research
* the researcher’s toolkit
* the information literate researcher
* the role of the library in supporting research activity
* futurewatch

This book will inform and advise all who work with researchers in libraries, combining practical advice with an exploration of fundamental issues relating to the relationship between research and libraries. It will be essential reading for anyone who works in academic and research libraries.

Researchers rely on libraries to provide the information they need; equally, supporting research is a fundamental reason for libraries' existence. This book explores the crucial relationship between libraries and researchers, focusing on developing and managing effective library services to support research, and includes the authentic voices of researchers surveyed.
This book will inform and advise all those who work with researchers in libraries, combining practical advice with an exploration of fundamental issues relating to the relationship between research and libraries. It is essential reading for all who work in academic and research libraries, and will be of particular value to newly qualified and practising liaison and research support librarians.

Webb (De Montfort U., Leicester, UK), Gannon-Leary (U. of Northumbria, UK), and Bent (Newcastle U., UK) examine the important relationship between libraries and researchers. While written from the perspective of a UK academic library, the text should be applicable to a broad audience of individuals who work in academic and research libraries, particularly newly qualified and practicing liaison and research support librarians. Coverage includes an overview of researchers--who they are, the economic and employment context, and their interaction with library and information services; the services and generic resources required to support research; the role of the library in supporting research activity; present and future challenges; and the key principles of library support for researchers. The text also includes a glossary of terms, an extensive bibliography, and list of useful websites. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)