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 students’ 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 nineteen 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.
First Page
826
Last Page
852
DOI
10.5860/crl.85.6.826
Publication Date
9-2024
Recommended Citation
Droog, A., Weaver, K. D., & Brady, F. (2024). Along for the journey: Graduate student perceptions of research. College & Research Libraries, 85(1), 826-852. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.85.6.826
Original Citation
Droog, A., Weaver, K. D., & Brady, F. (2024). Along for the journey: Graduate student perceptions of research. College & Research Libraries, 85(1), 826-852. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.85.6.826
Department
University Libraries
Included in
Adult and Continuing Education Commons, Higher Education Commons, Information Literacy Commons
