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LIBRARIANS AS PRACTITIONER RESEARCHERS
Developing an inside perspective of the research process through learning circles
• Librarians improved their ability to deliver high-level and
agile library research support, by relating it to their own
research project.
• Embarked on the research process by investigating the
effectiveness of an online learning module.
• Embraced the role of practitioner-researchers by initiating
and conducting the research project following a Learning
Circle approach.
• A Learning Circle aims "to build, share, and express
knowledge though a process of open dialogue and deep
reflection around issues or problems with a focus on a
shared outcome” (Lenning & Tinto 2013, p. 25).
Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B
Lenning, O & Tinto, V 2013, Powerful learning communities: a guide to
developing student, faculty, and professional learning communities to
improve student success and organizational effectiveness, 1st edn,
Stylus Publishing, Sterling, Virginia