We're gonna need a bigger boat, presentation by Rebecca Parker

At the Research Forum in Brisbane recently Rebecca Parker of Swinburne University Library gave a presentation on open access. I wasn't able to make it but here are the slides. Thanks to Rebecca for sharing it :)

We're gonna need a bigger boat: new directions for open access from Rebecca Parker

Research Support Services at ECU Library

This slidecast has been prepared by myself and Constance Wiebrands on behalf of Kate Davis, lecturer at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). It is intended for students in the Information Programs unit at QUT. Please post a message on the blog if you have any questions about our programs at ECU. Thanks, Julia

Research Support Services ECU Library from Julia Gross

WAGUL Research Day

I'm on the planning committee of the WAGUL Research Day and tomorrow's the big day. WAGUL is the Western Australian University Library Group and they are funding the full day of workshops, guest speakers, lunch and teas provided. We have Wilna Macmillan coming across from Monash University Library in Melbourne to speak about research data management. It's going to be a very comprehensive program covering many aspects of research and university libraries.  UWA is hosting the event which is really a mini-conference.

This is the program:

WAGUL Research Day UWA June 27th 2012

9.00    Introduction

9.05    The Research Process - panel of researchers followed by small group work exploring the research process

10.30    Morning tea

11.00    Scholarly Communication – Publication and Peer Review Panel of journal editors followed by presentation on copyright and open access

12.00    Research funding

1.00    Lunch

2.00    Data management – presentation from Monash University followed by summary of WA university library initiatives

3.00    Research measurement – what it is and current WA university library initiatives

4.00    Putting it into practice

4.20    Wrap up and evaluation

Those of us on the committee will be having celebration drinks after!

Managing research data: new roles for librarians

The week before last Constance and I gave a presentation at the Intelligent Information Symposium in Sydney. The slides for our talk on Managing research data: new roles for librarians are here:

Managing research data: new roles for librarians

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Report: The value of libraries for research and researchers

One of the most interesting reports to come out in recent months is the UK report on libraries and research which is a must read for all academic library managers.

The value of libraries for research and researchers

The report was jointly commissioned by RIN and RLUK in the U.K. and it presents the findings of a systematic study of the value of the services that libraries provide to researchers, and of the contributions that libraries from a wide range of institutions make to institutional research performance.

The key points are compelling and clearly state the benefits of libraries for research:

1. Good libraries help institutions to recruit and retain top researchers

2. Libraries help researchers win research grants and contracts

3. Libraries promote and exploit new technologies and new models of scholarly communications

4. Repositories increase the visibility of the institution and raise its research profile

5. Outward-facing libraries contribute to institution-wide initiatives

6. Specialist staff work in partnership with academic departments

7. Connecting with researchers enhances the value of the library's services

8. Dedicated spaces provide a better work environment for researchers

9. Easy access to high-quality content is a key foundation for good research

10. Libraries are a physical manifestation of the values of the academy and of scholarship