Promoting translational research within the global library and information community: access to research dissemination, promotion of timely issues, and professional development through IFLA Journal

Authors

  • Steve Witt University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2018.vol3.2.95

Keywords:

translational research, library science, publishing, professional development

Abstract

Within the global Library and Information Science profession there is often a disconnect between research and practice.  IFLA Journal seeks to help bridge this gap through an editorial process and publishing mandate that encourages mixed methods approaches to research that engages librarians and their communities in the research and information dissemination process in order to translate research in a manner that helps to shape impactful professional practice and share outcomes with the wider profession.  This article describes ways in which to engage IFLA Journal and participate in some of its ongoing professional development activities.

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Author Biography

  • Steve Witt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Dr. Steve Witt is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he is the Head of the International and Area Studies Library, Director of the Center for Global Studies, and Japanese Studies subject specialist.  Professor Witt is also the Editor of IFLA Journal.  His research focuses on the trajectory and impacts of international developments in library and information science, placing global trends in librarianship and knowledge production in the context of wider social and technological developments.

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Published

2018-12-21

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Library Associations Around the World

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Promoting translational research within the global library and information community: access to research dissemination, promotion of timely issues, and professional development through IFLA Journal. (2018). International Journal of Librarianship, 3(2), 103-108. https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2018.vol3.2.95