Using participatory design and visual narrative inquiry to investigate researchers' data challenges and recommendations for library research data services

Q Social Sciences

Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems Pub Date : 2015-09-11 DOI:10.1108/PROG-01-2015-0012

Eleanor Mattern, Wei Jeng, Daqing He, L. Lyon, Aaron L. Brenner

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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on an information gathering study on users’ research data-related challenges and proposals for library research data services (RDS). This study probes how early career researchers visually conceptualize the research process in their disciplines, their self-reported research data challenges, and their recommendations for library RDS. Design/methodology/approach – Two focus group sessions were undertaken with a total of eight early career researchers. Adopting the visual narrative inquiry method, the participants were asked to sketch the general research process in their domain. The individuals’ illustrations of the research process were then used as the basis for reflecting on their data-related needs and potential RDS that would assist them during the research process. Findings – Participants presented a research process that was more personal and, in most cases, more imperfect than the research lifecycle models that academic libraries are increasingly usin...

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使用参与式设计和视觉叙事探究调查研究人员的数据挑战和图书馆研究数据服务的建议

目的-本文的目的是报告一项关于图书馆研究数据服务(RDS)用户研究数据相关挑战和建议的信息收集研究。本研究探讨了早期职业研究者如何直观地概念化他们学科中的研究过程、他们自我报告的研究数据挑战以及他们对图书馆RDS的建议。设计/方法/方法-共与8名早期职业研究人员进行了两次焦点小组会议。采用视觉叙事探究法，要求参与者勾勒出他们所在领域的一般研究过程。然后，个人对研究过程的说明被用作反映他们的数据相关需求和潜在的RDS的基础，这些RDS将在研究过程中帮助他们。研究结果——参与者展示了一个更个性化的研究过程，在大多数情况下，比学术图书馆越来越多地使用的研究生命周期模型更不完善。

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Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems 工程技术-计算机：信息系统

CiteScore

1.30

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0.00%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： ■Automation of library and information services ■Storage and retrieval of all forms of electronic information ■Delivery of information to end users ■Database design and management ■Techniques for storing and distributing information ■Networking and communications technology ■The Internet ■User interface design ■Procurement of systems ■User training and support ■System evaluation