Whos Who in Research

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Whos Who in Research Statistics forLibrary
Advocates
Keith Curry Lance Consultant RSL Research Group
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Types of Major Players

• Library school faculty and students
• Centers for library research
• Scholarly journals
• Professional publications
• Library associations
• Government agencies
• Foundations vendors

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Library school faculty students

• US NEWS rankings of library schools
• Big names in the literature
• Mentors proteges

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Centers for library research

• Library Research Center ( LRC) (IL, 1960s)
• Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship
  (CSRL) (Clarion, PA, 1976)
• Library Research Service (LRS) (CO, 1987)
• GEOLIB (GIS-based library research program) (FL
  St., 1996)
• Information (Use Management Policy) Institute
  (IUMPI or II) (FL St., 1999)

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Scholarly journals

• Library Information Science Research
• Library Quarterly
• Library Trends
• Etc.

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Professional publications

• American Libraries
• Bottom Line
• Library Journal
• Public Libraries
• CRL News
• Knowledge Quest
• Etc.

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Library associations

• ALA (ALCTS, ALSC, LAMA, PLA)
• Urban Libraries Council (ULC)
• Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
• Regional associations
• State associations

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Government agencies

• Institute of Museum Library Services (IMLS)
• State library agencies
• Regional cooperatives

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Foundations vendors

• Benton Foundation
• Universal service (e-rate), community media
• Council on Library Information Resources
• Digital archiving, leadership in info professions
• Kellogg Foundation
• Community development, equal access

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Foundations vendors

• OCLC
• Metadata, KM, content management
• Management intelligence, interoperability
• Systems and interaction design
• Informata.com
• Bibliostat Collect Connect software, training

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Contact Information

• Keith Curry Lance
• Consultant, RSL Research Group
• Phone [phone]
• Mobile [phone]
• E-mail keithlance_at_comcast.net
• Website www.rslresearch.com