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A coordinated approach to Library and Information Science Research: the UK experience
iSchool/KMDI Colloquia Series, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
5th November 2015
Dr Hazel HallProfessor of Social Informatics@hazelh
www.napier.ac.uk/iidi
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Establishment of the LIS Research Coalition
2006-2008: Consultations
March 2009: Coalition formally established by 5 founding members
August 2009: Dr Hazel Hall appointed to lead the implementation, 2 days per week in a seconded role
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To facilitate a co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research across the UK (2009-2012)
To bring together information about LIS research opportunities and results
To encourage dialogue between research funders
To promote LIS practitioner research and translate research outcomes into practice
To articulate a strategic approach to LIS research
To promote the development of research capacity in LIS
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To facilitate a co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research across the UK (2009-2012)
To bring together information about LIS research opportunities and results
To encourage dialogue between research funders
To promote LIS practitioner research and translate research outcomes into practice
To articulate a strategic approach to LIS research
To promote the development of research capacity in LIS
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To facilitate a co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research across the UK (2009-2012)
To develop a UK-wide network of LIS researchers (2011-2012)
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To facilitate a co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research across the UK (2009-2012)
To explore the extent to which LIS research projects influence practice (2011)
To create outputs to support the use and execution of research by librarians and information scientists (2012)
To develop a UK-wide network of LIS researchers (2011-2012)
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£229,000 total investment
• ~$462,400 CAD
£45,000 for DREaM
• ~$90,900 CAD
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Access to existing resources to be exploited and reused: http://lisresearch.org/links/multiple-resource-listings/
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Resources to support LIS practitioners as researchers: http://lisresearch.org/links/lis-resources/
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Heavy use of a Twitter feed that is still
active in 2015: @LISResearch
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Use of other social media
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To develop a UK-wide network of LIS researchers (2011-2012)
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DREaM events and reach
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Five events
2 conferences3 linked workshops – for the ‘cadre’ of DREaMers213 participants, 33 presenters
Remote audience
~80 blog posts~800 tweetsMultiple web pages, SlideShares, SoundClouds, Vimeos etc.
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DREaM as a vehicle for research methods training
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Expert-led sessions on:
Data miningDiscourse analysisEthnographyHorizon scanningRepertory gridsResearch ethics and legal issuesResearch impactResearch and policyResearch techniques from historySocial network analysisUser involvement in researchWebometrics
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DREaM as forum for dissemination of research
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Unconference half hour: sample topics
Digital research and curationM-librariesQuality improvement in the delivery of medical information servicesTraining of academic librarians
One Minute Madness: sample topics
E-booksDigital reference servicesInformation literacyWeb archiving
One Minute madness videos: 2011; 2012Unconference half hour: 1; 2; 3
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DREaM impact in 2012
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Growth in knowledge and expertise in research skills
Substantial growth in theoretical knowledge Modest increase in application of new skills Greater confidence as researchersWidened networks
Brettle, A., Hall, H., & Oppenheim, C. (2012). We have a DREaM: the Developing Research Excellence and Methods network. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, Limerick, Ireland, 22-25 May 2012.
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DREaM impact post-project: anecdotal evidence
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Development of new resources
Research, evaluation and audit, Facet, 2013First editor was a DREaMerA third of the book’s authors had some involvement with the Coalition
Events
Organised by DREaMersParticipation from others who were associated with the project
What else?
Particular interest in less visible impact
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Since 2012, to what extent have the workshop participants:
1. Implemented new and innovative research methods/techniques in their work-place environments?
2. Undertaken and disseminated relevant, high priority research output to inform policy, determine information services provision, and develop the future LIS research agenda?
3. Experienced enhanced possibilities for exploring avenues for new research initiatives as a result of network participation?
4. Continued to work as a network?5. Witnessed impact of their post-DREaM
research on end-user communities?
DREaM Again study summer 2015
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Work undertaken in 2015: desk research and survey
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Research Associate
Dr Bruce Ryan
Literature review
Impact as conceived in LIS
Survey
Designed to gather data on 5 main research questionsDistributed to 35 DREaMersCompleted by 32
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Work undertaken in 2015: focus groups
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10 participants
4 in Edinburgh6 in London
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[I have used this session] to inform consultancy work with
clients. It highlighted a number of issues and
prompted me to research further.
Although I have not used this in my own research...this has been really helpful in allowing
me to understand and participate in discussions about research methods.
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1. Implementation of new and innovative research methods/techniques in work-place environments
Most influential training sessions
Increasing research impactSocial network analysis
Most used
Research ethics and legal issues
Value of awareness
To participate in discourse around researchFor future reference
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2. Dissemination of relevant, high priority research output to inform policy, determine information services provision, and develop the future LIS research agenda (1)
Research undertaken post-DREaM
50% actively involved in researchTop themes: LIS; information literacy, policy, and healthOther themes include cultural heritage, data mining, data protection, economics, education, employability, knowledge management, law, politics, psychiatry, and social justice
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2. Dissemination of relevant, high priority research output to inform policy, determine information services provision, and develop the future LIS research agenda (2)
The majority have:
Presented their work internallyContributed to blogs and other social media feedsPublished their work in journalsPeer-reviewed others’ work for journals and/or conferences and/or books
Outputs:
87 research outputs post-DREaM (4.8 per actively publishing DREaMer)Most productive DREaMers: academics, researchers, and PhD studentsMost ‘impactful’ DREaMers: academics (4), health care librarians (2), academic librarians (2), and PhD students (3)
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3. Enhanced possibilities for the exploration of avenues for new research initiatives (1)
Network ties and research outputs
Correlation between quantity of work-related network ties and research outputs
New ‘avenues’: role changes and research outputs
17 changed roles post-DREaM (53%)11 of these role changes were influenced by DREaM Correlation between quantity of research outputs and likelihood of having changed role
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3. Enhanced possibilities for the exploration of avenues for new research initiatives (2)
Impact on careers
DREaM contributed to the development of my research capability and profile and has
influenced my decision to seek a stronger academic role.
I have been promoted… This required a considerable
research portfolio and DREaM has contributed to this. Furthermore [two cadre
members] provided references.
DREaM gave me the confidence to go for more
senior roles, and gave me a thorough background
knowledge in research.
Involvement in the project helped me develop confidence as an LIS researcher to go on to write successful bids and be
an active part of the LIS research community.
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4. Sustainability: a loose but persistent network
Live ties
22 DREaMers maintain both social and work-related ties9 DREaMers maintain either social or work-related ties 1 DREaMer no longer networked
Network profiles
Work-related ties centre on academicsSocial ties centre on academics and practitioners
Collaborations
12 active collaborators on 37 initiativesCollaborators most productive: over 70% of research outputs
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5. Impact of research
Claims of impact for 40 of 87 outputs, by 12 authors
Informed policy: 20Determined information services provision: 23Developed the future LIS research agenda: 15All three: 5
Examples
Understanding of students’ use of learning spaces changes to physical environment within academic library serviceWeb log analysis of online resource introduction of Named Entity Recognition to major digital resourceArticulation of information literacy priorities public library participation in the discourse
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6. Other significant impact
Delivery of events
Format, e.g. lecture-workshop switchDelegate participation, e.g. One Minute MadnessSpeaker participation, e.g. widened pool
Reporting of events
Deployment of social media
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What next?
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Dissemination of outcomes of DREaM Again
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Presentations
Hall, H. (2015). A coordinated and strategic approach to Library and Information Science research: the UK experience. Paper presented as part of the Colloquium Series of the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Canada 5 November 2015Hall, H. (2015). Creating a UK-wide network of LIS researchers. Library Research Symposium. McMaster University, Canada, 3 November 2015Hall, H. & Ryan, B. (2015). DREaM Again. Paper presented as part of the 21st Century Curatorship Seminar Series. British Library, London, 10 September 2015
Publications in the pipeline
Paper on empirical work to be submitted to Journal of Documentation, with parallel activity in the practitioner press Full literature review on impact as conceived in LIS
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Dissemination of outcomes of DREaM Again
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Presentations
Hall, H. (2015). A coordinated and strategic approach to Library and Information Science research: the UK experience. Paper presented as part of the Colloquium Series of the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, 5 November 2015Hall, H. (2015). Creating a UK-wide network of LIS researchers. Library Research Symposium. McMaster University, Canada, 3 November 2015Hall, H. & Ryan, B. (2015). DREaM Again. Paper presented as part of the 21st Century Curatorship Seminar Series. British Library, London, 10 September 2015
Publications in the pipeline
Paper on empirical work to be submitted to Journal of Documentation, with parallel activity in the practitioner press Full literature review on impact as conceived in LIS
When’s the next DREaM event
Hazel?
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Contact Hazel Hall
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@hazelhhttp://hazelhall.orghttp://about.me/hazelh
[email protected]+44 (0)131 455 2760
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A coordinated approach to Library and Information Science Research: the UK experience
iSchool/KMDI Colloquia Series, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
5th November 2015
Dr Hazel HallProfessor of Social Informatics@hazelh
