Karen R McElfresh

Development of the research lifecycle model for library services

QUESTION Can the niche services of individual librarians across multiple libraries be developed into a suite of standard services available to all scientists that support the entire research lifecycle? SETTING Services at a large, research-intensive state university campus are described. METHOD Initial data were collected via concept mapping by librarians. Additional data were collected at conferences and meetings through interactive poster presentations. MAIN RESULTS Services of interest to scientists for each of the stages in the research lifecycle were developed by the team to reflect the wide range of strengths of team members in aggregate. CONCLUSION Input from researchers was the most effective tool for developing the model. A flexible research lifecycle model can be developed to match the needs of different service groups and the skills of different librarians.