Editorial : Getting Research Published  

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Riggs, Donald E.

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Dalam koleksi: College & Research Libraries vol. 62 no. 5 (Sep. 2001), page 392.
Topik: research journal
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During the recent ALA annual conference (June 14–20, 2001) in San Francisco, I par­ ticipated in two different ACRL-spon­ sored programs focused on “getting pub­ lished.” Both meeting rooms were filled to capacity. There is an apparent strong and widespread interest in learning more about the methods and best practices of writing a research article and getting it published in a reputable journal. Tenure and promotion, of course, are two pri­ mary factors driving the desire to get one’s research published. During the Sunday, June 17th, ACRL Research Committee’s “Getting Happily Published” program, four journal editors and two authors offered suggestions and insights on authoring, writing articles to fit a particular journal, following instruc­ tions for authors, reviewing manuscripts, and including the statement of the prob­ lem and appropriate research methodol­ ogy in the manuscript. After the authors/ editors made their presentations, the au­ dience was given the opportunity to di­ rect questions to the presenters. Based on the questions, it was obvious that some members of the audience knew little about the basics of research and getting its results published. Why is this the case? There are undoubtedly several reasons. One explanation may be that some schools of library and information science do not offer a course on research meth­ ods. An academic librarian unequipped with a basic knowledge of research meth­ ods is at a tremendous disadvantage when engaged in conducting research, writing up its results, or assisting users who are engaged in research. The ability to comprehend research projects, surveys, and reports should be an important ele­ ment in the academic librarian’s reper­ toire. If practicing librarians did not have the opportunity to take a re­ search methods class during their MLS program, they should attend meetings such as the two presented at the above-mentioned ALA conference or read a good book on the topic. A good starting point is Ronald R. Powell’s Basic Research Methods for Librarians.

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