Monitoring and evaluating information-related research

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Wilson, T.D.^{; 1}

Affiliations: Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. Tel.: +44 114 276 8555; fax: +44 114 278 0300

Note: [1] This paper is based on a contribution to the European Library and Information Research Policy Seminar, organized by the British Library R&D Department and held in London in December 1994.

Abstract: This article reviews the different elements of research that need to be monitored by research funding agencies and/or by organizations carrying out research, and examines the problems and possibilities of research into the impact of research. A case-study is presented of one such research project which focused on three strands of research undertaken at the University of Sheffield.

DOI: 10.3233/EFI-1996-14202

Journal: Education for Information, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 85-93, 1996