Masters
of Library and Information
Course:
Information Behaviour
Course
Code: MLIS 6102
Semester
long assignment/project
Weight
of project: 60
Aim
of assignment
· To
carry out an empirical study on “Library research support services in Malawi: Perspectives
from senior library staff”
· Students
to independently carry out research in their research areas of interest.
Expected
outcomes
·
Students to write a short proposal;
consisting all parts of a proposal as follows:
o
Introduction (conceptual and contextual)
o
Preliminary literature review
o
Problem statement
o
Research objectives
o
Significance of the study
o
Methodology
·
Students to present a proposal to
members in the LIS Department
·
Develop data collection instrument
·
Collect data
·
Analyse data
·
Write an academic paper from the
findings
·
Present the findings to members in the
LIS Department
·
Choose a journal for publishing the
paper
·
Submit the paper for publication
Resources
to read
Students to read the following articles to
familiarise themselves with the topic under study.
Coombs, J., Thomas,
M., Rush, N., & Martin, E. (2017). A Community of Practice approach to delivering research support services
in a post-92 Higher Education Institution: A reflective
case study. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 23(2-3),
159-170.
Sheffield, M. (2017). Research Support Services
in Agriculture at Clemson University: Survey
Results From Faculty With Implications for Library Services. Journal of
Agricultural & Food Information, 18(3-4),
189-199
Meadows, K. N., Berg, S., Hoffmann, K., Martin
Gardiner, M., & Torabi, N. (2013). A needs-driven
and responsive approach to supporting the research endeavours of academic librarians. Partnership:
The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 8(2).
Keller, A. (2015). Research support in
Australian university libraries: An outsider view. Australian
academic & research libraries, 46(2), 73-85.
Johnson, L. M., Butler, J. T., & Johnston,
L. R. (2012). Developing e-science and research services and support at the University of Minnesota Health
Sciences Libraries. Journal
of library administration, 52(8), 754-769.
Haddow, G., & Mamtora, J. (2017). Research
support in Australian academic libraries: Services,
resources, and relationships. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 23(2- 3), 89-109.
Cox, J. (2017). New directions for academic
libraries in research staffing: A case study at National University of Ireland Galway. New Review of
Academic Librarianship, 23(2- 3),
110-124.
Coombs, J., Thomas, M., Rush, N., & Martin,
E. (2017). A Community of Practice approach to
delivering research support services in a post-92 Higher Education Institution:
A reflective case study. New
Review of Academic Librarianship, 23(2-3), 159-170.
Brown, S., Alvey, E., Danilova, E., Morgan, H.,
& Thomas, A. (2018). Evolution of Research Support
Services at an Academic Library: Specialist Knowledge Linked by Core Infrastructure. New Review of
Academic Librarianship, 1-12.
Visintini, S., Boutet, M., Manley, A., &
Helwig, M. (2018). Research Support in Health Sciences
Libraries: A Scoping Review. Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association/Journal de l'Association
des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada, 39(2), 56-78.
Sitnicki, M. (2018).
DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL OF DIGITAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES. Baltic
Journal of Economic Studies, 4(1), 311-318.
