Transdisciplinarity Revealed

What Librarians Need to Know

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

An invaluable book on the emergent field of transdisciplinarity that explains how it applies to library service and collections conceptually and identifies practical strategies for supporting transdisciplinary research conducted by faculty and students.Transdisciplinarity Revealed: What Librarians Need to Know supplies pragmatic advice for academic librarians on working with faculty and students to promote the skills necessary for successful transdisciplinary research. It shows how to overcome the obstacles created by the ways that libraries have traditionally organized information in subject silos, offering librarians conceptual and practical guidance on transdisciplinarity. This information will enable them to support research that transcends disciplinary limits to help researchers answer the complex questions of our world today.Part I provides an overview of the emergent field of transdisciplinarity that introduces readers to all key concepts and issues. Part II explains how transdisciplinarity applies to library services and collections, explores new strategies for supporting transdisciplinary research conducted by faculty and students, and describes how librarians can better address the unique challenges of working in the transdisciplinary research environment. Readers will come away with a full understanding of the distinctions between the four modes of knowledge production—disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinarity—and apply this knowledge to benefit their patrons' research efforts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-04-17
Mått:150 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Medarbetare:Montuori,Alfonso
ISBN:9781440843471

Utforska kategorier

Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Victoria Martin is the scholarly communications librarian at Salisbury University Libraries in Maryland.

Recensioner i media

All academic libraries should consider adding this volume, in print or as an e-book, to their collections.

Innehållsförteckning

ForewordAlfonso MontuoriPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AcronymsPart One In Search of Unity: An Introduction to TransdisciplinarityChapter 1 A Neologism with Ancient Roots: The Challenge of Defining TransdisciplinarityChapter 2 Transdisciplinarity in Retrospect: Origins and Benchmark EventsChapter 3 Transdisciplinarity: An Elusive ConceptChapter 4 From Scientific Research to Societal Benefit: The Need for TransdisciplinarityChapter 5 The Disciplinary Continuum: From Disciplinarity to TransdisciplinarityChapter 6 Transdisciplinary Research as a Collaborative Enterprise: Promises and Challenges of Transdisciplinary InitiativesChapter 7 Scholarly Communication in the Transdisciplinary Context: What Has Changed and What Has Remained the SameChapter 8 Transdisciplinarity in Practice: Projects, Funding, and Evaluation CriteriaChapter 9 The Vision of a Transdisciplinary UniversityPart Two A Natural Fit: Transdisciplinarity and LibrarianshipChapter 10 Why Do Librarians Need to Know about Transdisciplinarity?Chapter 11 Envisioning a Universal Classification: Transdisciplinarity and Knowledge OrganizationChapter 12 Filling Collection Gaps: Areas of Concern and Possible SolutionsChapter 13 Librarians as Boundary Intermediaries: Implications of Transdisciplinarity for Reference ServicesChapter 14 The Process of Becoming: Reflections on Transdisciplinary Learning and Information Literacy InstructionChapter 15 Becoming a Transdisciplinary Librarian: From Catching Up to Leading the WayConclusion: Looking AheadAppendix A: Annotated BibliographyAppendix B: Notable Theorists, Educators, and AdvocatesGlossaryReferencesIndex