The Vague Scholar is an
intelligent scholar who struggles a little with communicating his needs. This scholar may approach the librarian with
confidence but fail to explain enough background information in his opening
request, that the Librarian is left feeling like they just walked through a fog
and struggles not to frown in the fashion of “What did you say you were looking
for?” This professional librarian knows
how to handle the vague scholar - keeping facial puzzlement perfectly absent,
continues to probe with exploratory questions.
The Vague Scholar could be a student or faculty member from any social
studies discipline. Not always conscious
of a research methodology, they sort of stumble into the right resources due to
the librarians patience and assistance.
Having an awareness of research steps and models for social scientists
is very beneficial in helping the Vague Scholar (Harvey, 2009, p. 2).
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