Needs assessment for improving library support for dentistry researchers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To better support dentistry researchers in the ever-changing landscape of scholarly research, academic librarians need to redefine their roles and discover new ways to be involved at each stage of the research cycle. A needs assessment survey was conducted to evaluate faculty members' research support needs and allow a more targeted approach to the development of research services in an academic health sciences library.

Methods

The anonymous, web-based survey was distributed via email to full-time researchers at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto. The survey included twenty questions inquiring about researchers' needs and behaviors across three stages of the research cycle: funding and grant applications, publication and dissemination, and research imp

SUBMITTER: He HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6579589 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature