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How do university libraries contribute to the research process? Alfaro Jimenez, Soledad Berbegal Mirabent, Jasmina De La Torre Martinez, Maria del Rocio Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Organització d'Empreses Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GRO - Grup de Recerca en Organització Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Recursos generals::Biblioteconomia::Biblioteques Academic libraries University library Academic library Research office Researcher Research support services University Biblioteques universitàries This study uncovers how university libraries contribute to research processes conducted at universities. To do so, a bibliometric and systematic analysis of the literature is presented. The review shows that the line of research on university libraries and their contribution to research is a fragmented field in constant development, with a marked tendency toward the use of qualitative methods and case studies. The original value of this work lies in the creation of a thematic map and a thematic-temporal evolutionary scheme that allows us to understand the main perspectives from which the role of libraries in supporting research activities has been approached. Three time periods that reflect different terms in the conceptualisation of the library are characterised. The study concludes with recommendations, including indications for future research that should consider larger and more diverse samples, involve researchers as the object of study and consider applying quantitative or mixed methods. Peer Reviewed Postprint (author's final draft) 2024-09-01 Article Alfaro, S.; Berbegal-Mirabent, J.; De La Torre, M. How do university libraries contribute to the research process? "The Journal of academic librarianship", 1 Setembre 2024, vol. 50, núm. 5, article 102930. 1879-1999 https://hdl.handle.net/2117/413303 10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102930 eng https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0099133324000910 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Open Access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International application/pdf Elsevier