Article
Diving Deep into Dissertations: Analyzing Graduate Students’ Methodological and Data Practices to Inform Research Data Services and Subject Liaison Librarian Support
College & Research Libraries
(2022)
Abstract
We present findings from an exploratory quantitative content analysis case study of 156 doctoral dissertations from Georgia State University that investigates doctoral student researchers’ methodology practices (used quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods) and data practices (used primary data, secondary data, or both). We discuss the implications of our findings for provision of data support services provided by the Georgia State University Library’s Research Data Services (RDS) Team and subject liaison librarians in the areas of instructional services, data software support and licensing advocacy, collection development, marketing/outreach, and professional development/expansion.
Keywords
- research data services,
- methods,
- primary data,
- secondary data
Disciplines
Publication Date
November, 2022
Publisher Statement
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
The authors gratefully acknowledge our Georgia State University Library’s Research Data Services colleague Jeremy Walker for assistance with the statistical analyses reported in this article.
TIME FROM SUBMISSION TO PUBLICATION:
Submitted 11/13/20; R&R notification 3/1/21; resubmitted 4/9/21; accepted w/ revisions 8/23/21; final submission 9/14/21; accepted 10/19/21; published 11/22.
Citation Information
Swygart-Hobaugh, M., Anderson, R., George, D., & Glogowski, J. (2022). Diving deep into dissertations: Analyzing graduate students’ methodological and data practices to inform research data services and subject liaison librarian support. College & Research Libraries, 83(6), 887-904.
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