Support for the Research Process: An Academic Library Manifesto

Take a look at this think-piece about how libraries can continue to support the research process. The related blog links are also informative.
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 11 November 2009—This brief call-to-action document includes a list of ten action items for libraries in today’s rapidly changing scholarly research landscape.
Written by the RLG Partnership Research Information Management Roadmap Working Group, the report alludes to the changes in academic research and offers several principles to ensure the library is near the heart of the research process. It is intended to provide a wake-up call for academic libraries that the status quo no longer sufficiently serves researchers’ needs.

More information
Support for the Research Process: An Academic Library Manifesto Report (.pdf: 57K/2 pp.)http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2009/2009-07.pdf

Research Information Management Roadmap Activity
http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/roadmap/default.htm

Ricky Erway’s Academic Library Manifesto Blog Post on Hangingtogether.org
http://hangingtogether.org/?p=750

Chris Bourg’s Academic Library Blog Post on Feral Librarian
http://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/support-for-research-an-academic-library-manifesto/

Bourg, Chris, Ross Coleman, and Ricky Erway. 2009. Support for the Research Process: An Academic Library Manifesto. Report produced by OCLC Research. Published online at: http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2009/2009-07.pdf

This entry was first posted on UCDavis University Library Blogs November 16th, 2009 and written by Daniel Goldstein - http://blogs.lib.ucdavis.edu/hss/2009/11/
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