Library Information and Knowledge practitioner's experience of research

Launched at CILIP Conference the Library and Information Research Group (LIRG) committee are undertaking a collaborative project to gain a baseline understanding of Library, Information and Knowledge (LIK) practitioners’ experiences, skills and confidence of taking part in research.

Research is important to library, information and knowledge (LIK) professionals as it has the potential to demonstrate professional value and impact, raise the profile of library and information science (LIS) as a discipline and contribute evidence for professional decision making. However, LIK professionals themselves are often not seen as researchers and little is known about their confidence and skills to conduct research.

The findings of this research will help develop strategy around research for the profession, identify training needs and interventions to encourage research ensuring that key values are embedded in library, information and knowledge practice.

The research will involve taking part in a survey, and potentially an interview about your experiences of research as a LIK professional. We invite all LIK professionals, across all sectors and from any background to participate so that we have as complete picture as possible across the UK. You do not need to be a CILIP member to participate.

For further information and to access the survey please visit our web pages - please note the survey closes at midnight on Friday 8th September 2023