Malaysian research-support librarians’ self-directed learning traits: Examining demographic differences and their relationship with competencies

• Main Authors: A Samah, Nazrinda, Mohd Tahir, Lokman, Wan Mamat, Wan Ali @ Wan Yusoff, Talib, Rohaya, Abdul Latif, Adibah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2021
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); L Education (General); Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources; Z665 Library Science. Information Science
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/119182/7/119182_Malaysian%20research-support.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/119182/8/119182_Malaysian%20research-support_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/119182/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0961000620967072; https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000620967072

Research-support librarians have to play an effective role in supporting learning, providing services and anticipating the requirements of academic researchers. However, previous studies revealed that these librarians lacked the competencies to keep abreast of new resources, services and technologie...