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DISCUSSION:CREATING A NORTHWEST LIBRARY RESEARCH NETWORK
Robin Paynter, Portland State University
Laura Zeigen, Oregon Health & Science Univ.
What?
Start Orbis Cascade Alliance interest group focused on library research
http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/interest-groups “Interest Groups are informal discussion groups
organized around a professional topic of interest to the membership. Interest Groups arise from the membership and consist of a Facilitator and self-indentified participants from at least seven member institutions. Interest Groups are provided with an Alliance email list but receive no consortium support for meetings.”
Why?
“For a profession that spends its time identifying, organizing and retrieving research evidence, librarians are not known for their own utilization of researching findings.” (Booth, 2002)
Crumley E., et al. (2002). Developing evidence-based librarianship: practical steps for implementation. Health Information and Libraries Journal 19: 61-70.
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/i
ndex
Why?
Assessment Self-advocacy Unique, ever-changing environments Create better quality instruments Capitalize on strengths across institutions Advance needed research quickly Utilize available collaborative networks to
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How?
Seeking grant support to fund research activities
Examples of cooperative research utilized elsewhere
University Investment in the Library: What's the Return? A Case Study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/handle/2142/3587
Statewide Serial Collection AssessmentsILLINOIS:
Chrzatowski, T.E., et al. (2007). Feast and famine: A statewide science serial collection assessment in Illinois. College & Research Libraries (November): 517-532.
VIRGINIA:
Metz, P. and Gasser, S. (2006). Analyzing current serials in Virginia: An application of the Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System. Portal: Libraries and the Academy 6: 5-21.
University of Rochester
Hired an anthropologist! Compared to other sites Useful for many reasons Assessment needs both
quantitative AND qualitative data
Qualitative research helps unearth needs, tell stories of library’s use
http://docushare.lib.rochester.edu/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-4436
Benefits
Larger data pool Development of valid/reliable instruments Drawing on people’s expertise in various
domains Potential for consortial purchases Research in rotation
One year focus on collection development research
Next year on user services Next year on web
Benefits (continued)
Different areas/possible applications: Instruction – pre-/post- test instruments Web site design – usability testing metrics Collection Development – Scholarly Stats /
Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System
Developing in-house tools Example: PSU’s Survey Research Lab
(http://www.srl.pdx.edu/) develops high quality instruments for a fee. Consortial division of fee cheaper than each institution creating its own in-house instrument and end product higher quality
When? Next steps
Apply to start an Orbis-Cascade Alliance interest group
Start communicating with each other Start creating a repository (wiki) for
research instruments and tools that may be of use
Resources
To subscribe to the listserv (nwlibresearch@lists.pdx.edu) https://www.lists.pdx.edu/lists/listinfo/
nwlibresearch Until we have an official Orbis Cascade email
list To subscribe to the wiki
https://nwlibresearch.pbwiki.com
Orbis Cascade Alliance resources (if an official research interest group)
Contacts
Robin Paynter, MA-Library ScienceSocial Sciences LibrarianPortland State Universitypaynter@pdx.edu, 503-725-4501 Laura Zeigen, MA, MLISSystems & Web Development LibrarianOregon Health & Science Universityzeigenl@ohsu.edu, 503-494-0505
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