Shaping scholarly communication guidance channels to meet the research needs and skills of doctoral students at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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2020

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This article as part of a more comprehensive study, investigated the level of research and scholarly communication skills of doctoral students and the channels to be adopted by the academic library for the provision of scholarly communication guidance at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). It was ascertained that doctoral students at KNUST had moderate level of skill in research and scholarly communication issues; indicating the need for guidance. Both doctoral students and supervisors acknowledged the need for research and scholarly communication skills guidance and training. They also preferred online scholarly communication guidance and a research portal as part of the academic library website.

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Higher education, Research skill, Scholarly communication, Academic library, Academic librarian, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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White, E., & King, L. (2020). Shaping scholarly communication guidance channels to meet the research needs and skills of doctoral students at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 46(1),102081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102081

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102081
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Research Articles (Library and Information Science)