Examining Success: Identifying Factors that Contribute to Research Productivity Across Librarianship and Other Disciplines

Authors

Kristin Hoffmann, The University of Western OntarioFollow
Selinda Adelle Berg, University of WindsorFollow
Denise Koufogiannakis, University of AlbertaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Volume

38

Issue

119

Journal

Library and Information Research

First Page

13

Last Page

28

Abstract

While some academic librarians have embraced the role of researcher and have successfully become active researchers and authors, others have struggled to be productive in this aspect of their responsibilities. A content analysis of literature on research productivity for librarians and non-librarians was conducted in order to identify factors that have been found to affect research success. This content analysis is part of a larger study designed to develop an instrument to measure the impact of key factors on librarians' success in research. This analysis reinforces the need to identify and study those factors that are truly antecedents for librarians’ research productivity, so that the academic library community can put our efforts and resources towards providing the supports that will be most helpful.

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