Motivation for grant writing among academic librarians

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine motivation for grant writing among academic librarians.

Design/methodology/approach

Librarians identified as successful grant authors were sent invitations to an online survey.

Findings

The data collected were analyzed in the context of existing studies of librarian motivation, especially those relating to academic publishing and entrepreneurship, as well as the theoretical frameworks of motivation, including those of Maslow and Herzberg.

Originality/value

Results of the study should be useful to those in the library field interested in grant writing. No previous studies on this topic were located.

Citation

Keogh, P. (2013), "Motivation for grant writing among academic librarians", New Library World, Vol. 114 No. 3/4, pp. 151-165. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074801311304069