Are you ready? Tasks and roles for academic libraries in supporting Research 2.0
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify tasks and roles that academic libraries have to fulfil to react to the developments brought in by the appearance of Research 2.0.
Design/methodology/approach
A review of current literature about the topic was performed.
Findings
Literature used reveals that currently, there is a need for providing information literacy (IL) education (mainly in the form of data literacy), providing research data services (RDSs) (addressing data quality and data citation), raising awareness of faculty members on different issues and providing individual support to them.
Originality/value
The paper intends to be an add-on to the body of knowledge about academic library support to researchers.
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Citation
Koltay, T. (2016), "Are you ready? Tasks and roles for academic libraries in supporting Research 2.0", New Library World, Vol. 117 No. 1/2, pp. 94-104. https://doi.org/10.1108/NLW-09-2015-0062
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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