Library cooperative OCLC has announced that its Senior Research Scientist Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Post-Doctoral Researcher Dr. Timothy J. Dickey have published two reports in the context of the JISC-funded project, ‘Towards a Profile of the Researcher of Today: What Can We Learn from JISC Projects?.’
One report, ‘The Digital Information Seeker: Report of Findings from Selected OCLC, RIN and JISC User Behaviour Projects reviews’, compares and analyses 12 studies commissioned and/or supported by non-profit organisations and government agencies to provide a synthesised study. This is seen to make it easier for information professionals to better understand the information-seeking behaviours of libraries' intended users. Information professionals can also review the issues associated with the development of information services and systems that will best meet these users' needs. The report summarises each of the selected studies, identifies common findings and draws implications for libraries.
This is one of two reports Connaway and Dickey produced during their work with JISC.
The other report, ‘Common Themes Identified in an Analysis of JISC Virtual Research Environment and Digital Repository Projects’, published by JISC in December 2009, is an analysis of JISC-funded Virtual Research Environments (VRE) and Digital Repositories. This report identifies common themes in research data regarding the scholar in the current VRE. The findings are envisioned as a potential catalyst for improving digital repositories and VREs as well as for future research in the adoption and use of these tools and systems. Implications for future funded research are also identified.
Lynn Silipigni Connaway presented findings from this report at the JISC Conference in London on April 12, 2010.
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