Developing Library GIS Services for Humanities and Social Science: An Action Research Approach

Autor/inn/en	Kong, Ningning; Fosmire, Michael; Branch, Benjamin Dewayne
Titel	Developing Library GIS Services for Humanities and Social Science: An Action Research Approach
Quelle	In: College & Research Libraries, 78 (2017) 4, S.413-427 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0870
DOI	10.5860/crl.78.4.413
Schlagwörter	Action Research; Library Development; Geographic Information Systems; Academic Libraries; Humanities; Social Sciences; Models; Library Research; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Expectation; Observation; Research Methodology; Semi Structured Interviews; Grounded Theory; College Faculty; Graduate Students; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Bibliotheksplanung; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Analogiemodell; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Beobachtung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Fakultät; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin
Abstract	In the academic libraries' efforts to support digital humanities and social science, GIS service plays an important role. However, there is no general service model existing about how libraries can develop GIS services to best engage with digital humanities and social science. In this study, we adopted the action research method to develop and improve our service model. Our results suggested that a library's GIS service can support humanities and social science from the research collaboration, learning support, and outreach perspectives, with different focuses according to the stages of learning and research. The research framework adopted in this study not only can serve as an efficient tool for developing GIS services but also can be expanded to other library service areas. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01