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Tag Archives: qualitative research
Envisioning our Future: The Constant is Change
Last week I shared some highlights of the Envisioning our Future interview project with TULUP staff. In this post I begin to pull together themes that emerged over the course of the project’s three phases: organizational communication, change and connection. … Continue reading
Supporting Big Data Research at Temple: Reflections on the Research Process
Congratulations to the research team that just completed its report on Supporting Big Data Research at Temple University. Freely available on TU Scholarshare, I think the report will be widely read and have real impact in contributing to the conversation on support … Continue reading
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The Future on Pause: Reflections on the “How We’re Working at Charles” Project
Last week the Assessment Community of Practice gathered virtually to hear more about the Envisioning our Future project. The session was hosted by research team members Karen Kohn, Rebecca Lloyd, Caitlin Shanley, and myself. The project was conducted as part … Continue reading
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Assessment & Analytics Community of Practice “Kick Off” : A Recap
Yesterday here at Temple University Libraries we kicked off a new approach to developing our culture of assessment, an Assessment & Analytics Community of Practice discussion to which all staff were invited. The Kick Off focused on two recent research … Continue reading
Improving our Understanding of Faculty Work: Two Research Projects
Over the last couple of years, Temple librarians have engaged in two significant research projects with potential for informing our work with faculty. This week’s kickoff for the Libraries/Press Assessment Community of Practice provides an opportunity to discuss these projects … Continue reading
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Speaking of Scholarly Communication: Interviews with Faculty
Last week staff from Reference & Instruction, Access Services, the Press, Digital Scholarship Center, Special Collections, Digital Library Initiatives, and Library Administration gathered for a conversation to share findings from a series of interviews we librarians had this past spring. … Continue reading
Supporting the Needs of Faculty – The Research Services Forum
The Research Services Forum met last week to discuss the recent Ithaka Faculty Survey. Ithaka S+R has conducted a survey of faculty every three years since 2000, providing libraries with a “snapshot of practices and perceptions related to scholarly communications … Continue reading
“I Am the Content”: How and Why Instructors Discover and Share Course Readings
This post re-visits a project I blogged about several months ago. I interviewed Jenifer Baldwin (Head of Reference and Instruction Services) Anne Harlow (Librarian for Music, Dance, and Theatre) and Rick Lezenby (Librarian for Psychology and Political Sciences). They were … Continue reading
Faculty Seeking Course Content – A Qualitative Research Project
Many Temple Library Staff, particularly those in RIS, are already familiar with the qualitative research project that Jenifer Baldwin, Anne Harlow and Rick Lezenby have been working on for the last two years. (Yes, qualitative research, at this depth, takes … Continue reading