(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2007) Navakas, Francine; Fiscella, Joan
This article examines the current challenges of library-based interdisciplinary
research and writing within the larger context of the theory and practice of interdisciplinarity.
Based upon experience with college seniors researching and writing year-long interdisciplinary
projects and informed by the literatures on library science and interdisciplinary studies, the
essay identifies the underlying sources of those challenges, the implications for the teaching of
interdisciplinary subjects, and the consequences for interdisciplinary scholarship at a critical
time in the maturation of the field. The paper employs a pragmatic approach informed by the
foundational literature of the field.