The case for partnering doctoral students with librarians: a synthesis of the literatures

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to ask how the academic library may better position itself to assist with the demonstrated need for improved research ability in doctoral students. The paper examines the literature on doctoral student retention, which demonstrates problems with research self-e...

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Vydáno v:	Library review (Glasgow) Ročník 60; číslo 7; s. 599 - 620
Hlavní autor:	Harris, Colleen S
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2011 Emerald
Témata:	Ability Academic libraries Attrition Collaboration College faculty College students Dissertations & theses Education Educational partnerships Exact sciences and technology Graduate students Graduate studies Graduates Information and communication sciences Information science. Documentation Information service management Learning Librarians Libraries Library and information science. General aspects Library science Literature Methodological problems Postgraduate students Retention Sciences and techniques of general use Self-efficacy Skills Students Synthesis Teaching Teaching methods Value Library instruction University libraries Higher education Reference services Academic libraries Graduate students Literature Reference service Higher education library University library Student Information literacy Cooperation Librarian
ISSN:	0024-2535, 2514-9342, 1758-793X, 2514-9350
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Shrnutí:	Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to ask how the academic library may better position itself to assist with the demonstrated need for improved research ability in doctoral students. The paper examines the literature on doctoral student retention, which demonstrates problems with research self-efficacy in students, and connects this issue to the library literature demonstrating the impact of library instruction.Design methodology approach - The main approach is the review of the literatures in library science on the impact of instruction, and in the wider education literature on student retention and doctoral student attrition.Findings - It was found that library instruction does demonstrably improve student research skills, and that doctoral students are generally underprepared to conduct dissertation level research. There is a case for partnering doctoral students with academic librarians to improve dissertation completion rates and lower attrition due to lack of research skill.Practical implications - The paper demonstrates an obvious need for focus of library instruction on graduate students, and doctoral students in particular. The paper poses a number of research agendas that can be taken up by practitioners in the field, including various models for implementing instruction for doctoral students.Social implications - Attrition from doctoral programs has a burdensome impact on academic institutions, and has been demonstrated to have adverse social, psychological and financial impacts on the doctoral students themselves. The ability of library intervention to alleviate the problem has wide-ranging implications.Originality value - The paper brings a wider literature base to bear on the practice of library instruction, and raises important questions relevant to librarians and graduate faculty about the value of the library to more advanced research students and the current focus of most library instruction programs at the undergraduate levels.
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ISSN:	0024-2535 2514-9342 1758-793X 2514-9350
DOI:	10.1108/00242531111153614