Library Faculty/Staff Scholarship and Research

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    Working Across Disciplines and Library Units to Develop a Suite of Systematic Review Services for Researchers
    (Collaborative Librarianship, 2020-02-21) Tchangalova, Nedelina; Harrington, Eileen G.; Ritchie, Stephanie; Over, Sarah; Coalter, Jodi
    Since their inception in the health sciences field, systematic reviews have expanded into many other sub-ject disciplines. To address this growing need, subject librarians at the University of Maryland Libraries collaborated on a pilot program in three phases to introduce researchers to the process of conducting sys-tematic and scoping reviews. This article describes the design and development of a workshop series based on participant feedback. Assessment and evaluation techniques are shared to encourage further refinement of the systematic review service.
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    An Endangered Species: The Science/Engineering Librarian
    (2009-07) Tchangalova, Nedelina
    Library information school (LIS) students without science background often express fears and concerns to pursue a career in engineering librarianship. A successful transition from graduate student to practicing engineering librarian requires a complex combination of knowledge and skills. Faculty status with the requirement for tenure is a fact of life for engineering librarians. Most librarians have not received extensive training in research methodology and they have usually limited access to research funds. The support and assistance of colleagues is critical and the establishment of support groups for various research needs can provide a mechanism for discussing common concerns. The author will suggest strategies to encourage library students to pursue careers and leadership positions in engineering libraries and information science fields. In addition, this poster will highlight issues new engineering librarians encounter in the workplace, and the recruitment and retention of engineering librarians.
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    Jumping onto the Bandwagon: New Librarians Navigating the Science/Technology Librarianship
    (Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship, 2009) Tchangalova, Nedelina
    The terminology of engineering is daunting to the novice librarian without any science background. Library information school (LIS) students without training in scientific disciplines express concerns about pursuing a career in engineering librarianship. Why don’t they get onto the science/technology (sci/tech) bandwagon? What information and inspiration are necessary to sail toward the science and engineering horizons of our profession? A successful transition from graduate student to practicing engineering librarian requires a complex combination of knowledge and skills. The support and assistance of colleagues is critical and the establishment of support groups for various research needs can provide a mechanism for discussing common concerns. The author will discuss strategies to encourage science, engineering, and library students to pursue careers in science/engineering libraries and highlight ideas on recruitment and retention of new science and technology librarians.
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    Search Engines and Beyond: A Toolkit for Finding Free Online Resources for Science, Technology and Engineering
    (Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2012) Tchangalova, Nedelina; Stilwell, Francy
    As many information professionals know, searching the Internet landscape using the Google search engine will find only 20% of the information available on the Internet. Not only are there alternative general search engines beyond Google and Yahoo, there are an abundance of specialized search engines for finding specialized content. Reaching this specialized content requires specific searching skills, knowledge of the structure of the web, and an understanding of how search engines work. The aim of this webliography is to offer a selective list of search engines and information resources that will help science/technology librarians offer more subject-specific information to their STE clientele. This webliography can serve as a starting point for those interested in researching STE resources on the web, or for experienced researchers to find obscure citations. Most of the annotations for the resources were drawn from factual information on the home page as well as commentaries by the authors.