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Plenary Session 3: Re-skilling the Librarian
Driving cultural change: Challenges and opportunities facing librarians
Wendy WhiteFaculty Librarian and Institutional Repository ManagerUniversity of Southampton, [email protected]
Chris MiddletonHead of Academic ServicesUniversity of Nottingham, [email protected]
The Cultural Web
Paradigm
Routines and rituals
Daily behaviourActions
StoriesEvents People
SymbolsVisual representations
Dress codesLogos
Workspace
PowerInfluence
DistributionControl systems
FinancialQuality systems
Organisational StructureCompetitive
Collaborative
Johnson, G., Scholes, K., Whittington, R. Exploring corporate strategy, 7th ed. Harlow : FT/Prentice Hall, 2006. p. 201.
The research
process is for
researchers
Routines and rituals
Stories
Symbols
Power
Control systems
Organisational Structure
Hermit in office
Suits for decision makers/managementCasual wear for active
researchers
Computer user – scienceBook reader -humanities
Grant applicationsSabbaticalsPeer-review
Committees, conferencesResearching, investigating
Authoring
Devolved
Influence gained through research income generation
1-2-1 contacts, networksRAE, funding councils and other funders’ processes
Government policyPublishers’ policies
Ethics and other committees
Based around disciplines/groups of disciplines
Research group as key unit
Local databases and sources of information to support decision
making
I would have time to write a paper this year if I hadn’t had to document my every move
Maverick researcher beholden to nobody
I got my research grant over a pint in the pub
The research
process is for all
Routines and rituals
Stories
Symbols
Power
Control systems
Organisational Structure
Collaborative spaces/networks – virtual and physical .
Peer working with library staff, valuing specific areas of expertise.Tipping point shift to e-environment
base for almost all researchers, librarians for access management, digital content development, etc.
CollaborationAssistance with bidding
processInvolvement in data
frameworks, research dissemination, etc
1-2-1 contacts developing into more complex networks.
Active alliances e.g. with funders, researchers in
other institutions, librarians part of
alliances.
Librarians as expert enablers - shared infrastructure, policy development and
copyright.
Vigorous social networker both virtual
and physical
I have written 2 papers this year and I have had to
document my every move
I got my research grant as part of a multi-skilled team of colleagues
Researchers increase control of dissemination
Librarians as advocates and facilitators – partnership with researchers and funders.
Role of ethics , development of access models, esp. data.
REF – librarians key
Library involvement in models to support interdisciplinary working.
Central integrated databases to support research management.
Library key role in shaping information and IT infrastructure
– knowledge management
The role of the librarian (1)
Identifying partners Through citation analysis Through scholar profiles By using bibliographic databases
Providing pathways to information Promoting effective searching
Information skills training High visibility of quality resources Provision of “value-added” functionality
saved searches, alerts, RSS feeds personalisation, tagging, ratings
Removing barriers Single sign-on, IP address recognition, proxy servers, Athens/Shibboleth
The role of the librarian (2)
Encouraging collaborative working Communication: Blogs, microblogs, instant messaging Shared research
References: EndNote Web, Connotea, RefShare Bookmarks: Del.icio.us, iBreadcrumbs
Collaborative authoring Google Docs, Wikis
Social networks Facebook, Elgg. SciVee (multimedia social research tool)
Facilitating dissemination Providing journal ranking information Supporting Open Access options: Article Processing Charges, repositories Web based publishing: YouTube, SciVee Advising on Intellectual Property Rights: Copyright, Licences, Contracts
Advocating the role
A sample activity....
A skills development matrix.....
Following slides reproduced with permission of Laurence Bebbington, University of Nottingham
SubjectExpertise
Responsive – changing requirements and technologies
Content – knowledge of resources Integration Skills – developing Flexibility – variety of approachesCollaboration – with Schools/ITTechnology – experimentCommitment – learning process
Key points
