Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2020

Publication Title

College & Research Libraries

Volume

81

Issue Number

7

First Page

1095

Last Page

1106

DOI

10.5860/crl.81.7.1095

ISSN

2150-6701

Keywords

library and information science, research collaborations, motivations, strategies, success rates

Disciplines

Library and Information Science | Scholarly Communication

Abstract

Library and information science research is increasingly conducted in collaboration; a phenomenon that has been observed, but there is a lack of clarity on the factors that motivate librarians to seek research collaborators. This exploratory study presents librarians’ motivations, strategies, and their relative success rates for finding collaborations. Survey results indicate that the most prevalent motivators for seeking a collaborator were to acquire expertise that one lacked, sustain research interest, and obtain a sounding board. Workplaces, being open to collaborations, and attending conferences and meetings were the top selected strategies for finding research collaborators with the highest relative success rates.

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