College & Research Libraries· 2012Q1
Academic Librarian Research: A Survey of Attitudes, Involvement, and Perceived Capabilities
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Short summary
Academic librarians' confidence in their research abilities is a significant predictor of whether they actually conduct and disseminate research.
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Key points
- Librarian confidence in research steps predicts actual research conduct and dissemination.
- A survey updated previous studies on academic librarian research involvement.
- A new confidence scale was introduced to measure librarians' preparedness for research.
- Findings inform the development of research design continuing education programs.
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Abstract
This article reports on the development and results of a recent survey of academic librarians about their attitudes, involvement, and perceived capabilities using and engaging in primary research. The purpose of the survey was to inform the development of a continuing education program in research design. It updates earlier studies of academic librarian research; with the introduction of a confidence scale, it also contributes new insights regarding how prepared librarians believe themselves to be with regard to conducting research. The authors found that confidence in one’s ability to perform the discrete steps in the research process is a statistically significant predictor of a librarian conducting research and disseminating the results. The analysis of the responses to the confidence scale and other survey questions suggests several paths for future research about academic librarians and their research agendas.
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