Chang publishes on lab-integrated librarians

Bertha Chang co-authored the article “Lab-Integrated Librarians: A Model for Research Engagement,” in a recent issue of College and Research Libraries. Chang co-authored the article—which builds upon work presented at the 2017 ASEE annual conference—with Alex Carroll and Honora Eskridge, two former colleagues at the Libraries.

The article abstract is as follows:

To gain firsthand insights into the daily workflows of researchers and to create opportunities to engage in the full research life cycle, engineering librarians at NC State University launched a pilot project to embed themselves into campus research groups by attending weekly lab meetings. This article provides details on the program’s implementation, the ethnographic assessment methods used to capture the activities of researchers during weekly lab meetings, and an analysis of the data collected. Based on these findings, the authors provide potential implications for professional practice, offering suggestions for how this pilot program could be expanded into an enterprise-level service as well as areas for further research.