Sharing the DREaM blueprint: lessons in community network building from the Developing Research...

Sharing the DREaM blueprint: lessons in community

network building from the Developing Research

Excellence and Methods project

Presentation to the Royal Commission on the Ancient and

Historical Monuments of Scotland

Monday 22nd April 2013

Professor Hazel Hall

www.napier.ac.uk/iidi

Welcome to today’s presentation


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Work of the Centre for Social Informatics

CPDKnowledge managementLibrary and Information Science, e.g.

research resources for LIS Social media strategies with focus on

knowledge management, risk management and engagement strategies

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Research – research councils, EuropeE-participationE-governanceInformation SocietyLibrary and Information Science, e.g. AHRCSmart cities…

Research: contract, consultancy, “other” Knowledge managementLibrary and Information Science e.g. CILIPMarket researchOnline communitiesProject managementSocial computingSociotechnical project evaluation…

One of five research centre within IIDIDistributed Computing, Networking & SecurityEmergent ComputingInformation & Software SystemsInteraction DesignSocial Informatics: exploring human-

technology relationships in context, and their impact, e.g. on organisations, communities


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)


http://lisresearch.org

http://lisresearch.org/dream

http://lisresearch.org/

http://lisresearch.org/dream

Funding to develop a UK-wide network of LIS researchers

Build research capacity and capabilityRaise quality and standards: research training,

practice, output, value, impact, and influenceSecure foundation for long-term research

collaborations – in LIS and beyond


Launch conference

British Library Conference Centre, July 19th 201187 participantsProgramme included:

2 keynotes12 one minute madness presentations4 breakout sessionsPlenaryNetworking

Excellent feedback

http://lisresearch.org/dream-project/dream-event-1-launch-conference-tuesday-19-july-2011/


Three linked workshops

Edinburgh Napier University & British Library25th October 2011, January 30th 2012, & 25th April

201230 workshop cadre members attended all three12 formal sessions:

broad research approachesqualitative and quantitative techniquesresearch practicalities

“Unconference half hour” and networkingExcellent feedback

http://lisresearch.org/dream-project/dream-workshops/

http://lisresearch.org/dream-project/dream-workshops/


Concluding conference

British Library Conference Centre, July 9th 201293 participantsProgramme included:

2 keynotes20 one minute madness presentationsInvited paperPanel sessionAward presentationNetworking

Excellent feedback

http://lisresearch.org/dream-project/dream-event-5-conference-monday-9-july-2012/


Project infrastructure: technical and social

Project web page http://lisresearch.org/dream-projectAll events previewed, amplified live, reviewed and archived

online (slides, recordings, and summaries)Online community site: http://lis-dream.spruz.com/ Linked Lanyrds: http://lanyrd.com/profile/lis_dream/ Twitter account: @LIS_DREaMTwitter DREaM participant list:

https://twitter.com/#!/LIS_DREaM/dream-participants

http://lisresearch.org/dream-project

http://lis-dream.spruz.com/

http://lanyrd.com/profile/lis_dream/

https://twitter.com/


Professional event amplification


Event reviews by delegates


The DREaM online community


The Twitter feed


The Twitter list


Participation and reach in numbers

5 eventsled by 33 ‘official’ contributorsfor 213 on-site delegate participantsfrom 12 countries (and 4 continents)

not counting ‘remote’ audience of ~80 blog posts, ~1000+ tweets, multiple web pages, SlideShares, Vimeos, SoundClouds etc.


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.

1. Did we increase research capability and capacity?

2. Did we raise standards?3. Did we create a foundation for future

research collaborations?

http://www.slideshare.net/LISResearch/we-have-a-dream-the-developing-research-excellence-methods-network

http://www.slideshare.net/LISResearch/we-have-a-dream-the-developing-research-excellence-methods-network


Never heard of this

Heard but unfamiliar

In theory Applied in practice

Expert

Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post

Ethnography 2 0 9 1 8 23 3 1 0 0

Social network analysis 3 0 10 0 8 23 1 2 0 0

Discourse analysis 2 0 12 1 6 19 2 4 0 0

Ethics & legal issues 0 0 3 0 6 10 12 12 2 3

Action research 4 0 4 1 8 18 6 6 0 1

Research techniques from history 5 0 9 0 4 20 3 5 0 0

Web metrics 3 0 10 0 5 23 4 2 0 0

Tying research output to policy 0 0 8 0 5 14 8 8 1 3

Horizon scanning 4 0 7 1 7 17 4 5 0 0

Repertory grids 17 0 5 2 0 22 0 1 0 0

Data mining 0 0 11 2 10 21 1 1 0 0

Increasing research impact 0 0 5 0 8 13 8 10 1 2

TOTALS 40 0 93 8 67 223 52 57 4 9

Research skills audits conducted in workshops 1 and 3


Never heard of this



Expert


Ethnography 2 0 9 1 8 23 3 1 0 0




Action research 4 0 4 1 8 18 6 6 0 1


Web metrics 3 0 10 0 5 23 4 2 0 0



Repertory grids 17 0 5 2 0 22 0 1 0 0

Data mining 0 0 11 2 10 21 1 1 0 0


TOTALS 40 0 93 8 67 223 52 57 4 9

Increased familiarity with workshop themes


Never heard of this



Expert


Ethnography 2 0 9 1 8 23 3 1 0 0




Action research 4 0 4 1 8 18 6 6 0 1


Web metrics 3 0 10 0 5 23 4 2 0 0



Repertory grids 17 0 5 2 0 22 0 1 0 0

Data mining 0 0 11 2 10 21 1 1 0 0


TOTALS 40 0 93 8 67 223 52 57 4 9

Overall growth in theoretical knowledge


Never heard of this



Expert


Ethnography 2 0 9 1 8 23 3 1 0 0




Action research 4 0 4 1 8 18 6 6 0 1


Web metrics 3 0 10 0 5 23 4 2 0 0



Repertory grids 17 0 5 2 0 22 0 1 0 0

Data mining 0 0 11 2 10 21 1 1 0 0


TOTALS 40 0 93 8 67 223 52 57 4 9

Small increase of application in practice


Never heard of this



Expert


Ethnography 2 0 9 1 8 23 3 1 0 0




Action research 4 0 4 1 8 18 6 6 0 1


Web metrics 3 0 10 0 5 23 4 2 0 0



Repertory grids 17 0 5 2 0 22 0 1 0 0

Data mining 0 0 11 2 10 21 1 1 0 0


TOTALS 40 0 93 8 67 223 52 57 4 9

Increase in number of cadre member experts


Critical incident technique - cadre reported

Increased research capacity and capabilityGrowth in knowledge and research confidence

Raised standardsImpact and influence – demonstrating research knowledge in the

workplaceQuality of training – new resources to shareResearch practice – methodological choice

Foundations for future collaborationsWidened networks and research relationships


Broader impacts of the investment

LIS research on the agenda, e.g. CILIP’s Professional Knowledge and Skills Base

CILIP Library and Information Research Group (LIRG) reinvigorated

Increased research capacity, particularly amongst DREaM cadre

New approaches to supporting LIS at “industry” level - Coalition

New approaches to delivering support, e.g. DREaM infrastructure

Popularising new approaches, e.g. One Minute Madness (see July 2012’s video)

Export to other subject domains

http://lisresearch.org/dream-project/dream-event-5-conference-monday-9-july-2012/dream-event-5-one-minute-madness/

Sharing the DREaM blueprint: lessons in community

network building from the Developing Research

Excellence and Methods project

Presentation to the Royal Commission on the Ancient and

Historical Monuments of Scotland

Monday 22nd April 2013


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