Which information behavior concepts bridge the gap from research to reference practice?

VanScoy, Amy (author), Hands, Africa (author), Merčun Kariž, Tanja (author), Švab, Katarina (author), Kuhar, Maja (author)

While there is much discussion of the theory/practice gap in library and information science, there is little research about how librarians use formal theory in their practice. The aim of our project is to explore the extent to which information behavior theoretical concepts and models are encountered in reference practice in two countries: USA and Slovenia,

• Language: English
• Keywords: theories of information behaviour, librarians, theory-practice gap
• Work type: Scientific work
• Typology: 3.25 - Other Performed Works
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Year: 2023
• Number of pages: 1 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-152361
• Publication date in RUL: 22.11.2023

Licences

• License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Description: The most restrictive Creative Commons license. This only allows people to download and share the work for no commercial gain and for no other purposes.

Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P5-0361
• Name: Modeliranje bibliografskih informacijskih sistemov

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: BI-US/22-24-173
• Name: Razumevanje in uporaba konceptov in teorij informacijske znanosti med knjižničarji