Author ORCID Identifier
Alissa Droog https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2868-8495
Kari D. Weaver https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9389-7632
Frances Brady https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5272-2310
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
College & Research Libraries
Abstract
Graduate student identities and personal lives are heavily tied to their experiences of research, and many struggle to find, understand, and use information for research purposes. Using a drawing exercise rooted in visual research methods combined with semi-structured interviews, a research team in the United States and Canada explored graduate student perceptions of research with 19 participants. Thematic analysis identified six themes: research is abstract; research is an odyssey; social support makes or breaks the student experience; research is an emotional continuum; interplay between identity/values; information is problematic. The study has implications for how librarians support graduate student research.
Publication Date
11-2024
Recommended Citation
Droog, A., Weaver, K. D., & Brady, F. (Nov. 2024). Along for the journey: Graduate student perceptions of research. College & Research Libraries [Preprint, version accepted May 16, 2023].
Original Citation
Droog, A., Weaver, K. D., & Brady, F. (Nov. 2024). Along for the journey: Graduate student perceptions of research. College & Research Libraries [Preprint, version accepted May 16, 2023].
Department
University Libraries
Included in
Adult and Continuing Education Commons, Higher Education Commons, Information Literacy Commons
Comments
This is a pre-print of the article, Along for the journey: Graduate student perceptions of research, which was accepted May 16, 2023 and will appear in College and Research Libraries in November 2024.