Making Sense of Researcher Services

Justin Shanks, Kenning Arlitsch

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ABSTRACT: Researcher services have proliferated in recent years and numerous free or fee-based sites now promise increased visibility and impact for authors or contributors of publications and other research products. Not all services have the same goals, however, and it can be difficult to know with which services researchers should engage. In this article we establish three categories (author/researcher identification, academic/professional networking, and reference/citation management) and examine nineteen services that fit into those categories. Column Editor's Note This JLA column posits that academic libraries and their services are dominated by information technologies, and that the success of librarians and professional staff is contingent on their ability to thrive in this technology-rich environment. The column will appear in odd-numbered issues of the journal, and will delve into all aspects of library-related information technologies and knowledge management used to connect users to information resources, including data preparation, discovery, delivery and preservation. Prospective authors are invited to submit articles for this column to the editor at [email protected]

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)295-316
Number of pages22
JournalJournal of Library Administration
Volume56
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Apr 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • academic networks
  • author identification
  • citation management
  • researcher identification
  • researcher networks
  • researchers services

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