Table 3.
The librarians’ specialized competencies to support research activities
| Category | Subcategories | Concepts |
|---|---|---|
| Specialized competencies | Information resource retrieval and evaluation | Familiarity with electronic and printed information resources |
| The ability of using databases | ||
| The ability of using thesaurus and subject headings | ||
| The ability to develop search strategies | ||
| The ability of critical evaluation of information resources | ||
| Using research software | The ability to use reference management software | |
| Familiarity with data analysis software | ||
| Research assistance | Research designing | |
| The ability to perform secondary studies | ||
| Having article writing skills | ||
| The ability of scientific writing | ||
| The ability of abstracting | ||
| Familiarity with knowledge translation | ||
| The ability of health knowledge publicization | ||
| Intellectual property literacy | Familiarity with citation styles | |
| Familiarity with plagiarism cases | ||
| Familiarity with research ethics | ||
| The ability to use plagiarism software | ||
| Scientific publication literacy | The ability to choose appropriate journals for publishing papers | |
| Validation of journal impact | ||
| The ability paper submission | ||
| The methods of increasing citation | ||
| Scientometrics and altmetrics | Familiarity with citation databases | |
| Familiarity with research profiles | ||
| Familiarity with scientometrics indicators | ||
| Familiarity with altmetrics | ||
| Familiarity with scientometrics software | ||
| Familiarity with research-based social networks |