Information Literacy: Writing Based Research

The theme “our readers as writers” has frequently re-occurred in this column, including the last column on “research based writing.” This column twists the theme to consider “writing based research.” Whereas reflections of “research based writing” consider what writers do with the results of their reading and study of information resources, reflections on “writing based research” consider how writers’ research activities contribute to the larger writing process. More importantly for theological librarians, can librarians and writers learn from each other about the practice of research?1