The scholarship of Canadian research university librarians
Date
2007
Authors
Fox, David
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The Partnership: Provincial and Territorial Library Associations of Canada
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Article
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Abstract
This paper reports the results of a national survey of Canadian research university librarians conducted by the author in 2006. The study deals with the motivation of librarians to engage in scholarly activities, the requirement for scholarship by librarians at Canadian research universities, the perceived importance of scholarship as a criterion for promotion and tenure, levels and forms of participation in scholarship, and librarians' assessment of various types of support for scholarship. The study concluded that 13% of the sample population could be considered active scholars, and suggests that there may be a correlation between level of scholarly intensity and gender. The paper concludes with questions for further study.
Description
David Fox,
Bibliographic Services Librarian,
University of Saskatchewan Library <david.fox@usask.ca>
Keywords
scholarship, scholarly activity, research, Canadian research university librarians, Canadian Association of Research Libraries, CARL
Citation
Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, vol. 2, no. 2 (2007)