An invaluable book on the emergent field of transdisciplinarity
that explains how it applies to library service and collections
conceptually and identifies practical strategies for supporting
transdisciplinary research conducted by faculty and students.
Transdisciplinarity Revealed: What Librarians Need to Know supplies
pragmatic advice for academic librarians on working with faculty
and students to promote the skills necessary for successful
transdisciplinary research. It shows how to overcome the obstacles
created by the ways that libraries have traditionally organized
information in subject silos, offering librarians conceptual and
practical guidance on transdisciplinarity. This information will
enable them to support research that transcends disciplinary limits
to help researchers answer the complex questions of our world
today. Part I provides an overview of the emergent field of
transdisciplinarity that introduces readers to all key concepts and
issues. Part II explains how transdisciplinarity applies to library
services and collections, explores new strategies for supporting
transdisciplinary research conducted by faculty and students, and
describes how librarians can better address the unique challenges
of working in the transdisciplinary research environment. Readers
will come away with a full understanding of the distinctions
between the four modes of knowledge production—disciplinary,
multi-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and
transdisciplinarity—and apply this knowledge to benefit their
patrons' research efforts.
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