Triangle of research support
- 1. Fiona Still-Drewett, RUL 2013
- 2. Delamont et al Delamont, S., Atkinson, P., & Parry, O., (eds) 2004, Supervising the doctorate : a guide to success, 2nd edn, Society for Research into Higher Education : Open University Press, London. “Whatever the discipline, the doctoral student “It is easy to overestimate the level of library skills that students have” has to get to grips with the literature, and learn how to find it, read it, assimilate it and write about it”
- 3. Macauley & McKnight in Bartlett, A., & Mercer, G. (eds) 2001, Postgraduate research supervision : transforming (r)elations, P. Lang, New York. “Libraries play a key role in ensuring the success of students and, therefore, the success of universities”. They propose a much closer collaboration among librarians, postgraduate research students, and their supervisors, and talk of three way partnership.
- 4. In our experience at RUL: PG Students often lack knowledge of the basics such as ILL services, advanced keyword searches, the research databases, thesis submission guidelines, and location of the subject specialist librarians
- 5. The Research appointment – one on one, librarian keeps record of visits – date and content, librarian alerts student to new or additional research material Impart Information literacy skills Literature survey: aid in finding relevant materials both print and e, and all prior research in the subject area Referencing & citing e.g. bibliographic management tools such as Refworks to aid in managing and organising information
- 6. Thesis submission guidelines on RUL website Assist the academic supervisor in keeping up to date with evolving information technologies and services. Supervisors can lack necessary information skills to keep up to date in their fields Letters of introduction to other university libraries so as to enable the post graduate students access to research collections
- 7. Introducing the student to the relevant library staff Setting up training sessions with the subject specialist library staff Aid in Collection development via ordering of resources from departmental library budgets and/or motivating for new resources Stay abreast of latest research in their field, and have knowledge of: new information technologies, research analysis tools, publishing dos and don’ts, issues around open access, and means of collegial networking and collaboration