This course will help you develop and articulate a personal understanding of your researcher identity through the following lessons:
- Lesson 1: Developing An Identity as a Researcher, where you will reflect on how your lived experiences, motivations, and positionality The identity of us as a researcher as it relates to the social and political context of a research study. Our positionality is based on our past experiences and shapes how you approach the research process. will shape and affect your research;
- Lesson 2: Finding a Research Direction, where you will translate your professional and personal values into a research agenda An iterative document or statement that provides a roadmap to your short and long term topics and ideas you’d like to research.; and
- Lesson 3: Prioritizing Reflection and Community, where you will identify who and what can support you as you clarify your research interests and goals
As you begin the LibParlor Online Learning curriculum, you may want to consider posting on our Classifieds page to identify peers who are also using the curriculum. Connecting with these peers and even creating a cohort to discuss what you’re learning and experiencing together can offer an invaluable experience.
For the purposes of this curriculum, we define research as original contributions to the library and information science An interdisciplinary field that examines how physical and digital information is organized, accessed, collected, managed, disseminated and used, particularly in library settings. literature, including both theoretical and empirical research. It is our intention that the type of research this curriculum supports is expansive, but there is a bit of a bias toward empirical research versus theoretical research, as this is what the field tends to prioritize.
It is likely that parts of this course will not apply to you and the particular type of research you are doing, and if that is the case, you are welcome to focus on the course elements that best apply to you.
Recommended audience: MLIS students, early-career librarians, or anyone who would like to engage in reflection work on self-identity, goals, and community
Take our pre-curriculum survey to share where you are in your research journey as of starting LPOL! Your answers will help LPOL measure the curriculum’s usefulness in comparison to a learner’s post-curriculum experience. This survey is completely voluntary, and your information will remain anonymous.
This course will help you develop and articulate a personal understanding of your researcher identity through the following lessons:
As you begin the LibParlor Online Learning curriculum, you may want to consider posting on our Classifieds page to identify peers who are also using the curriculum. Connecting with these peers and even creating a cohort to discuss what you’re learning and experiencing together can offer an invaluable experience.
For the purposes of this curriculum, we define research as original contributions to the library and information scienceLibrary and Information Science An interdisciplinary field that examines how physical and digital information is organized, accessed, collected, managed, disseminated and used, particularly in library settings. literature, including both theoretical and empirical research. It is our intention that the type of research this curriculum supports is expansive, but there is a bit of a bias toward empirical research versus theoretical research, as this is what the field tends to prioritize.
It is likely that parts of this course will not apply to you and the particular type of research you are doing, and if that is the case, you are welcome to focus on the course elements that best apply to you.
Recommended audience: MLIS students, early-career librarians, or anyone who would like to engage in reflection work on self-identity, goals, and community
Take our pre-curriculum survey to share where you are in your research journey as of starting LPOL! Your answers will help LPOL measure the curriculum’s usefulness in comparison to a learner’s post-curriculum experience. This survey is completely voluntary, and your information will remain anonymous.
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