Academic Librarians as Practitioner-Researchers

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-93

  Watson Boone, Rebecca ^a  

^a Ctr Stud Info Professionals Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0008515660     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-1333(99)00144-5     Document Type: Article

References (78)

1. Rebecca Watson-Boone, "How Library and Information Science Research Literature Describes Librarians: A Synthesis of Selected 1985-1995 Journal Articles," CSIP Occasional Papers 1 (Mequon, WI: Center for the Study of Information Professionals, Inc., October 1998).
2. Peter Jarvis, The Practitioner-Researcher: Developing Theory from Practice (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1999), pp. 5-7.
3. Ibid., p. 6.
4. Ibid, p. 7.
5. Ibid., p. 90.
6. Rebecca Watson-Boone, Constancy and Change in the Worklife of Research University Librarians, ACRL Publications in Librarianship, no. 51 (Chicago, IL: American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, 1998); interviews by author, tape recordings, April 24, 1994, and May 17, 1994.
7. Indra David & Mary Jane Scherdin, "Librarians in Transition: Profiles on the Strong Interest Inventory," in Discovering Librarians: Profiles of a Profession, edited by Mary Jane Scherdin (Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1994), pp. 102-124.
8. Mary Jane Scherdin, "Vive la Difference: Exploring Librarian Personality Types Using the MBTI," in Discovering Librarians: Profiles of a Profession, edited by Mary Jane Scherdin (Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1994), p. 126.
9. Ibid., p. 127.
10. H. K. Morris Baskett & Victoria J. Marsick, editors, Professionals' Ways of Knowing: New Findings on How to Improve Professional Education, New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no. 55 (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1992).
11. Watson-Boone, Constancy and Change; interview by author, tape recording, April 28, 1994.
12. Baskett & Marsick, Professionals' Ways of Knowing; Barbara K. Lovin, "Professional Learning through Workplace Partnerships," in Professionals' Ways of Knowing, pp. 61-69.
13. Baskett & Marsick, Professionals' Ways of Knowing; Barbara K. Lovin, "Professional Learning through Workplace Partnerships," in Professionals' Ways of Knowing, pp. 61-69.
14. Jarvis, The Practitioner-Researcher, p. 28.
15. Ibid., p. 163.
16. Jarvis, The Practitioner-Researcher; Nicholas C. Boreham, "Harnessing Implicit Knowing to Improve Medical Practice," in Professionals' Ways of Knowing, pp. 71-78.
17. Jarvis, The Practitioner-Researcher; Nicholas C. Boreham, "Harnessing Implicit Knowing to Improve Medical Practice," in Professionals' Ways of Knowing, pp. 71-78.
18. S. E. Dreyfus & H. L. Dreyfus, "A Five-Stage Model of the Neural Activities Involved in Directed Skill Acquisition," Unpublished report (Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley, 1980). (Cited by Jarvis, The Practitioner-Researcher, p. 52.)
19. Jarvis, The Practitioner-Researcher, p. 40.
20. Ibid., p. 119.
21. Ronald R. Powell, Basic Research Methods for Librarians, 2nd ed. (Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1991), p. 44.
22. Clem Adelman, "Action Research: The Problem of Participation," in Participatory Action Research: International Contexts and Consequences, edited by Robin McTaggart (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1997), p. 82.
23. Gary W. Kuhne & B. Allan Quigley, "Understanding and Using Action Research in Practice Settings," in Creating Practical Knowledge through Action Research: Posing Problems, Solving Problems, and Improving Daily Practice, edited by B. Allan Quigley & Gary W. Kuhne, New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no. 73 (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1997), p. 23.
24. Gary W. Kuhne & B. Allan Quigley, "Understanding and Using Action Research in Practice Settings," in Creating Practical Knowledge through Action Research: Posing Problems, Solving Problems, and Improving Daily Practice, edited by B. Allan Quigley & Gary W. Kuhne, New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no. 73 (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1997), p. 23.
25. John M. Peters, "Reflections on Action Research" in Creating Practical Knowledge, p. 64.
26. Jean McNiff, Pamela Lomax, & Jack Whitehead, You and Your Action Research Project (London: Routledge, 1996), p. 14.
27. Kuhne & Quigley, "Understanding and Using Action Research in Practice Settings," p. 25.
28. Julie Swann & Carla Rosenquist-Buhler, "Developing an Internet Research Gopher: Innovation and Staff Involvement," Journal of Academic Librarianship 21 (September 1995): 371-375.
29. Ibid., p. 374.
30. Ibid.
31. Robert Swisher & Charles R. McClure, Research for Decision Making: Methods for Librarians (Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1984), pp. 41-42.
32. Sharan B. Merriam, Case Study Research in Education: A Qualitative Approach (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1988). (Cited by Robert C. Bogdan & Sari Knopp Biklen, Qualitative Research for Education: An Introduction to Theory and Methods, 2nd ed., (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1992), p. 62.
33. Sharan B. Merriam, Case Study Research in Education: A Qualitative Approach (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1988). (Cited by Robert C. Bogdan & Sari Knopp Biklen, Qualitative Research for Education: An Introduction to Theory and Methods, 2nd ed., (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1992), p. 62.
34. Robert K. Yin, Case Study Research: Design and Methods, 2d ed. (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1994), p. 1.
35. Ibid., p. 13.
36. Sharan B. Merriam, Case Study Research in Education: A Qualitative Approach (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1988), p. xiii.
37. Ibid., p. 21.
38. Sally Jo Reynolds, "Sabbatical: The Pause that Refreshes," Journal of Academic Librarianship 16 (May 1990): 90-93.
39. Joan M. Bechtel, "Leadership Lessons Learned from Managing and Being Managed," Journal of Academic Librarianship 18 (January 1993): 352-357.
40. Merriam, Case Study Research in Education, p. 21.
41. Marion Paris, Library School Closings: Four Case Studies (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1988), p. 14.
42. Bogdan & Biklen, Qualitative Research for Education, p. 62.
43. Ibid., p. 27.
44. Powell, Basic Research Methods for Librarians, p. 45.
45. Nancy A. Van House, Beth T. Weil, & Charles R. McClure, Measuring Academic Library Performance: A Practical Approach (Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1990), p. 3.
46. Jerry V. Caswell, Fred H. Gulden, Kathy A. Parsons, Dennis C. Wendell, & William H. Wiese, "Importance and Use of Holding Links between Citation Databases and Online Catalogs," Journal of Academic Librarianship 21 (March 1995): 92-96.
47. Mary Ellen Soper, Larry N. Osborne, & Douglas L. Zweizig, The Librarian's Thesaurus (Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1990), p. 25.
48. Jan Horner & Nicole Michaud-Oystryk, "The Efficiency and Success Rates of Print Ready Reference vs. Online Ready Reference Searches in Canadian University Libraries," Journal of Academic Librarianship 21 (March 1995): 97-102.
49. Ibid., 97.
50. Earl Babbie, The Practice of Social Research, 5th ed. (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1989), p. 212.
51. See, for example, the materials circulation study by S. L. Baker, "The Display Phenomenon: An Exploration into Factors Causing the Increased Circulation of Displayed Books," Library Quarterly 56 (1986): 237-257; the facilities management study by Paul Luyben, "Reducing Noise in a College Library," College & Research Libraries 42 (1981): 470-481; and the reference study by Roma M. Harris & B. Gillian Michell, "The Social Context of Reference Work: Assessing the Effects of Gender and Communication Skill on Observers' Judgments of Competence," Library & Information Science Research 8 (1986): 85-101.
52. See, for example, the materials circulation study by S. L. Baker, "The Display Phenomenon: An Exploration into Factors Causing the Increased Circulation of Displayed Books," Library Quarterly 56 (1986): 237-257; the facilities management study by Paul Luyben, "Reducing Noise in a College Library," College & Research Libraries 42 (1981): 470-481; and the reference study by Roma M. Harris & B. Gillian Michell, "The Social Context of Reference Work: Assessing the Effects of Gender and Communication Skill on Observers' Judgments of Competence," Library & Information Science Research 8 (1986): 85-101.
53. See, for example, the materials circulation study by S. L. Baker, "The Display Phenomenon: An Exploration into Factors Causing the Increased Circulation of Displayed Books," Library Quarterly 56 (1986): 237-257; the facilities management study by Paul Luyben, "Reducing Noise in a College Library," College & Research Libraries 42 (1981): 470-481; and the reference study by Roma M. Harris & B. Gillian Michell, "The Social Context of Reference Work: Assessing the Effects of Gender and Communication Skill on Observers' Judgments of Competence," Library & Information Science Research 8 (1986): 85-101.
54. Babbie, The Practice of Social Research, p. 259.
55. Roxanne Sellberg, "Two-Year Master's Degree Programs and Salaries of New Library School Graduates," Journal of Academic Librarianship 13 (January 1988): 336-339.
56. Ibid., p. 337.
57. Powell, Basic Research Methods for Librarians, p. 53.
58. Ibid., pp. 57, 98.
59. Babbie, The Practice of Social Research, p. 236.
60. Donna Pittman Blomberg & Karen Chapman, "Survey of Travel Support Policies at ARL Libraries," Journal of Academic Librarianship 15 (May 1989): 90-93; John Price-Wilkin, "Text Files in RLG Academic Libraries: A Survey of Support and Activities," Journal of Academic Librarianship 17 (March 1991): 19-25. Examples of sample-based surveys include Richard Hacken, "The RLG Conoco Study and Its Aftermath: Is Resource Sharing in Limbo?" Journal of Academic Librarianship 18 (March 1992): 17-23; Mary Jane Brustman & Barbara J. Via, "Employment and Status of Part-Time Librarians in U.S. Academic Libraries," Journal of Academic Librarianship 14 (May 1988): 87-91.
61. Donna Pittman Blomberg & Karen Chapman, "Survey of Travel Support Policies at ARL Libraries," Journal of Academic Librarianship 15 (May 1989): 90-93; John Price-Wilkin, "Text Files in RLG Academic Libraries: A Survey of Support and Activities," Journal of Academic Librarianship 17 (March 1991): 19-25. Examples of sample-based surveys include Richard Hacken, "The RLG Conoco Study and Its Aftermath: Is Resource Sharing in Limbo?" Journal of Academic Librarianship 18 (March 1992): 17-23; Mary Jane Brustman & Barbara J. Via, "Employment and Status of Part-Time Librarians in U.S. Academic Libraries," Journal of Academic Librarianship 14 (May 1988): 87-91.
62. Donna Pittman Blomberg & Karen Chapman, "Survey of Travel Support Policies at ARL Libraries," Journal of Academic Librarianship 15 (May 1989): 90-93; John Price-Wilkin, "Text Files in RLG Academic Libraries: A Survey of Support and Activities," Journal of Academic Librarianship 17 (March 1991): 19-25. Examples of sample-based surveys include Richard Hacken, "The RLG Conoco Study and Its Aftermath: Is Resource Sharing in Limbo?" Journal of Academic Librarianship 18 (March 1992): 17-23; Mary Jane Brustman & Barbara J. Via, "Employment and Status of Part-Time Librarians in U.S. Academic Libraries," Journal of Academic Librarianship 14 (May 1988): 87-91.
63. Donna Pittman Blomberg & Karen Chapman, "Survey of Travel Support Policies at ARL Libraries," Journal of Academic Librarianship 15 (May 1989): 90-93; John Price-Wilkin, "Text Files in RLG Academic Libraries: A Survey of Support and Activities," Journal of Academic Librarianship 17 (March 1991): 19-25. Examples of sample-based surveys include Richard Hacken, "The RLG Conoco Study and Its Aftermath: Is Resource Sharing in Limbo?" Journal of Academic Librarianship 18 (March 1992): 17-23; Mary Jane Brustman & Barbara J. Via, "Employment and Status of Part-Time Librarians in U.S. Academic Libraries," Journal of Academic Librarianship 14 (May 1988): 87-91.
64. Barbara G. Leonard & Donna Z. Pontau, "Sculpting Future Librarians through Structured Practicums: The Role of Academic Librarians," Journal of Academic Librarianship 17 (March 1991): 26-30; E. Dale Cluff & David J. Murrah, "The Influence of Library Resources on Faculty Recruitment and Retention," Journal of Academic Librarianship 13 (March 1987): 19-23; Elizabeth P. Roberts, "ILL/ Document Delivery as an Alternative to Local Ownership of Seldom-Used Scientific Journals," Journal of Academic Librarianship 18 (March 1992): 30-34.
65. Barbara G. Leonard & Donna Z. Pontau, "Sculpting Future Librarians through Structured Practicums: The Role of Academic Librarians," Journal of Academic Librarianship 17 (March 1991): 26-30; E. Dale Cluff & David J. Murrah, "The Influence of Library Resources on Faculty Recruitment and Retention," Journal of Academic Librarianship 13 (March 1987): 19-23; Elizabeth P. Roberts, "ILL/ Document Delivery as an Alternative to Local Ownership of Seldom-Used Scientific Journals," Journal of Academic Librarianship 18 (March 1992): 30-34.
66. Barbara G. Leonard & Donna Z. Pontau, "Sculpting Future Librarians through Structured Practicums: The Role of Academic Librarians," Journal of Academic Librarianship 17 (March 1991): 26-30; E. Dale Cluff & David J. Murrah, "The Influence of Library Resources on Faculty Recruitment and Retention," Journal of Academic Librarianship 13 (March 1987): 19-23; Elizabeth P. Roberts, "ILL/ Document Delivery as an Alternative to Local Ownership of Seldom-Used Scientific Journals," Journal of Academic Librarianship 18 (March 1992): 30-34.
67. David R. Gerhan, "LCSH in vivo: Subject Searching Performance and Strategy in the OPAC Era," Journal of Academic Librarianship 15 (May 1989): 83-89.
68. Jarvis, The Practitioner-Researcher, pp. 55, 92.
69. Most textbooks on research will address these points. An excellent, general description of, and checklist for, each step is found in the appendix to Kuhne & Quigley, "Understanding and Using Action Research in Practice Settings," pp. 39-40. Their discussion is applicable in varying degrees to all six research approaches discussed in this article.
70. S. B. Merriam & E. Simpson, A Guide to Research for Educators and Trainers of Adults, cited in The Practitioner-Researcher, p. 116.
71. Swann & Rosenquist-Buhler, "Developing an Internet Research Gopher," p. 372.
72. John Cosgriff, Donald Kenney, & Gail McMillan, "Support for Publishing at Academic Libraries: How Much Exists?," Journal of Academic Librarianship 16 (May 1990): 94-97.
73. Horner & Michaud-Oystryk, "The Efficiency and Success Rates," p. 97.
74. John C. Phillips, Gloria Freimer, & Dulce DiDio McLean, "A New Direction for Continuing Education at Carlson Library," Journal of Academic Librarian-ship 13 (1988): 340-344.
75. Horner & Michaud-Oystryk, "The Efficiency and Success Rates," p. 96.
76. Phillips, Freimer, & McLean, "A New Direction for Continuing Education," p. 343.
77. Jarvis, The Practitioner-Researcher, p. 92.
78. Peter Hernon, "Editorial: Research - Regaining Momentum," Journal of Academic Librarianship 24 (July 1998): 276.