Overview

An invaluable book on the emergent field of transdisciplinarity that explains how it applies to library service and collections conceptually and identifies practical strategies for supporting transdisciplinary research conducted by faculty and students. Transdisciplinarity Revealed: What Librarians Need to Know supplies pragmatic advice for academic librarians on working with faculty and students to promote the skills necessary for successful transdisciplinary research. It shows how to overcome the obstacles created by the ways that libraries have traditionally organized information in subject silos, offering librarians conceptual and practical guidance on transdisciplinarity. This information will enable them to support research that transcends disciplinary limits to help researchers answer the complex questions of our world today. Part I provides an overview of the emergent field of transdisciplinarity that introduces readers to all key concepts and issues. Part II explains how transdisciplinarity applies to library services and collections, explores new strategies for supporting transdisciplinary research conducted by faculty and students, and describes how librarians can better address the unique challenges of working in the transdisciplinary research environment. Readers will come away with a full understanding of the distinctions between the four modes of knowledge production—disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinarity—and apply this knowledge to benefit their patrons' research efforts.

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Author:   Victoria Martin ,  Alfonso Montuori ,  Alfonso Montuori
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.425kg
ISBN:  

9781440843471

ISBN 10:   1440843473
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   17 April 2017
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Alfonso Montuori Preface Acknowledgments List of Acronyms Part One In Search of Unity: An Introduction to Transdisciplinarity Chapter 1 A Neologism with Ancient Roots: The Challenge of Defining Transdisciplinarity Chapter 2 Transdisciplinarity in Retrospect: Origins and Benchmark Events Chapter 3 Transdisciplinarity: An Elusive Concept Chapter 4 From Scientific Research to Societal Benefit: The Need for Transdisciplinarity Chapter 5 The Disciplinary Continuum: From Disciplinarity to Transdisciplinarity Chapter 6 Transdisciplinary Research as a Collaborative Enterprise: Promises and Challenges of Transdisciplinary Initiatives Chapter 7 Scholarly Communication in the Transdisciplinary Context: What Has Changed and What Has Remained the Same Chapter 8 Transdisciplinarity in Practice: Projects, Funding, and Evaluation Criteria Chapter 9 The Vision of a Transdisciplinary University Part Two A Natural Fit: Transdisciplinarity and Librarianship Chapter 10 Why Do Librarians Need to Know about Transdisciplinarity? Chapter 11 Envisioning a Universal Classification: Transdisciplinarity and Knowledge Organization Chapter 12 Filling Collection Gaps: Areas of Concern and Possible Solutions Chapter 13 Librarians as Boundary Intermediaries: Implications of Transdisciplinarity for Reference Services Chapter 14 The Process of Becoming: Reflections on Transdisciplinary Learning and Information Literacy Instruction Chapter 15 Becoming a Transdisciplinary Librarian: From Catching Up to Leading the Way Conclusion: Looking Ahead Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography Appendix B: Notable Theorists, Educators, and Advocates Glossary References Index

Reviews

Martin has done a wonderful job of breaking down the extremely interconnected topics of research and the various disciplines within which librarians work. . . . Transdisciplinarity Revealed offers strategies and helpful hints to those assigned the task of working with all the disciplines that happen to exist at an institution, whether educational, or professional. - VOYA

"All academic libraries should consider adding this volume, in print or as an e-book, to their collections. * Technical Services Quarterly * Martin has done a wonderful job of breaking down the extremely interconnected topics of research and the various disciplines within which librarians work. . . . Transdisciplinarity Revealed offers strategies and helpful hints to those assigned the task of working with ""all"" the disciplines that happen to exist at an institution, whether educational, or professional. * VOYA * A timely resource. . . . Martin's book will stimulate interest and provide an excellent grounding in the principles and practice of transdisciplinary inquiry among scholars and practitioners alike; the audience for her treatise is broader than the professional readers she aims to reach. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners. * Choice * This is an engaging and thought-provoking work. When viewed in the light of its intended purpose—to illuminate the topic and identify gaps in the library science literature—it succeeds, unequivocally. For those heretofore unfamiliar with transdisciplinarity, it is an outstanding, and thorough, introduction to a topic that will continue to grow in importance for those in our profession. * College & Research Libraries * Filled with advice on how best to 'fill in the gaps""\' of a collection that has areas of concern, as well as warnings for those who are working with patrons and students on how not to overload the patrons (as well as themselves) with information, Transdisciplinarity Revealed offers strategies and helpful hints to those assigned the task of working with 'all' the disciplines that happen to exist at an institution, whether educational, or professional. * The Free Library * Overall, this is a very thought-provoking and timely book for academic librarians interested in and wanting to get involved and knowledgeable about the topic of transdisciplinarity. * ARBA *"

Overall, this is a very thought-provoking and timely book for academic librarians interested in and wanting to get involved and knowledgeable about the topic of transdisciplinarity. - ARBA Filled with advice on how best to 'fill in the gaps \' of a collection that has areas of concern, as well as warnings for those who are working with patrons and students on how not to overload the patrons (as well as themselves) with information, Transdisciplinarity Revealed offers strategies and helpful hints to those assigned the task of working with 'all' the disciplines that happen to exist at an institution, whether educational, or professional. - The Free Library This is an engaging and thought-provoking work. When viewed in the light of its intended purpose-to illuminate the topic and identify gaps in the library science literature-it succeeds, unequivocally. For those heretofore unfamiliar with transdisciplinarity, it is an outstanding, and thorough, introduction to a topic that will continue to grow in importance for those in our profession. - College & Research Libraries A timely resource. . . . Martin's book will stimulate interest and provide an excellent grounding in the principles and practice of transdisciplinary inquiry among scholars and practitioners alike; the audience for her treatise is broader than the professional readers she aims to reach. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners. - Choice Martin has done a wonderful job of breaking down the extremely interconnected topics of research and the various disciplines within which librarians work. . . . Transdisciplinarity Revealed offers strategies and helpful hints to those assigned the task of working with all the disciplines that happen to exist at an institution, whether educational, or professional. - VOYA

Author Information

Victoria Martin is the scholarly communications librarian at Salisbury University Libraries in Maryland.

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