Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-22-2021
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.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.83.6.887
Recommended Citation
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. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.83.6.887
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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.
JOURNAL PUBLICATION:
Published in November 2022 issue of College & Research Libraries (vol. 83, issue 6).
ASSOCIATED DATASET:
Dissertations Content Analysis Data Set, "Diving Deep into Dissertations" article, College & Research Libraries https://doi.org/10.57709/10gx-g651