Mary Anne Kennan|Sheila Corrall|Waseem Afzal
“Making space” in practice and education: research support services in academic libraries
Charles Sturt University|University of Pittsburgh|Charles Sturt University
purpose academic libraries support research parent institutions changed result forces changing scholarly communication practices technological developments reduced purchasing power changes academic culture purpose paper examine professional educational implications current emerging research support environments academic libraries particularly regard research data management bibliometrics discuss professionals educators make space new service demands arise designmethodologyapproach present paper uses data recent survey research support provision academic libraries australia new zealand uk ireland authors 2013 provides additional depth analysis textual responses extend analysis light forces change higher education original online questionnaire surveyed current planned research support academic libraries constraints support needs related service developments distributed 219 institutions australia new zealand uk ireland obtained 140 valid responses response rate 639 percent results analyzed using descriptive statistics thematic categorization coding textual responses findings academic libraries surveyed already providing planning services focal areas bibliometrics data management also increasing demand research support services focus study eresearch support journal publishing platforms grant writing support authors found many academic libraries perceive increasing research support services huge opportunity constrained gaps staff skills knowledge confidence resourcing issues regard staff education training reported require broader understanding changing research scholarly landscape research cultures different disciplines technological change nearuniversal support development comprehensive specialized lis education prepare professionals broader research support roles originalityvalue analysis implications survey relation influences economics academic culture technology raises questions educators practitioners future direction profession authors collectively make space new potential services arise