I glanced at this site previously, but am just now digging in at any depth. Pretty instantly, I see someone researching “Chinese student circular migration.” You could do the exact same thing with librarians! And see where they cluster!
Some citations to possibly relevant articles:
Toward a model of the everyday life information needs of urban teenagers, Part 2: Empirical model (p 1418-1426)
Denise E. Agosto, Sandra Hughes-Hassell
Published Online: 28 Jun 2006
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20452
Toward a model of the everyday life information needs of urban teenagers, part 1: Theoretical model (p 1394-1403)
Denise E. Agosto, Sandra Hughes-Hassell
Published Online: 8 Jun 2006
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20451
Building a Distributed, Standards-based Repository Federation: The China
Digital Museum Project
Robert Tansley, Hewlett Packard
It’s not all that relevant: very technical. Describes it as all university museums: is the the national project?
The Role of Evidence in Establishing Trust in Repositories
Seamus Ross and Andrew McHugh, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Volume 57, Issue 10 , Pages 1350 – 1367. Published Online: 8 Jun 2006
E-mail interviewing in qualitative research: A methodological discussion
Lokman I. Meho, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Volume 57, Issue 10 , Pages 1284 – 1295. Published Online: 25 May 2006
Abstract
This article summarizes findings from studies that employed electronic mail (e-mail) for conducting in-depth interviewing. It discusses the benefits of, and the challenges associated with, using e-mail interviewing in qualitative research. The article concludes that while a mixed mode interviewing strategy should be considered when possible, e-mail interviewing can be in many cases a viable alternative to face-to-face and telephone interviewing. A list of recommendations for carrying out effective e-mail interviews is presented.