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Incorporating a research-minded approach to professional practice Opening keynote presentation to the European Association for Health Information and Libraries, the International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, and the International Clinical Librarian Conference University of Edinburgh, Wednesday 10 th June 2015 Professor Hazel Hall, @hazelh
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Incorporating a research-minded approach to professional practice
Opening keynote presentation to the European Association for Health Information and Libraries, the International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, and the International Clinical Librarian ConferenceUniversity of Edinburgh, Wednesday 10th June 2015
Professor Hazel Hall, @hazelh
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#researchminded
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Simpson (MD 1832): Chloroform for anaesthesia
Wood (MD 1839): Hypodermic syringe
Edwards (PhD 1955): IVF
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Hall (BVM&S 1964)
Hall (1963)
Hall (2014)
Incorporating a research-minded approach to professional practice
Opening keynote presentation to the European Association for Health Information and Libraries, the International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, and the International Clinical Librarian ConferenceUniversity of Edinburgh, Wednesday 10th June 2015
Professor Hazel Hall, @hazelh
www.napier.ac.uk/iidi
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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
Establishment of the LIS Research Coalition
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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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http://lisresearch.org
@LISResearch
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Heavy use of social media
by means of a Twitter feed
that is still active in 2015
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‘To facilitate a co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research across the UK’
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Provision of a formal structure
To improve access to LIS research
To maximise the relevance and impact of LIS research
Main aims
To bring together information about LIS research opportunities and results
To encourage dialogue between research funders
To promote LIS practitioner research and the translation of 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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Williamson (1931)
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“RESEARCH: What attitude does the word evoke…Is the emotional state produced pleasant or unpleasant, or a mixture of these two elementary reactions?” (p. 1)
“What about research in the library field? A little sporadic work here and there…” (p. 5)
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‘To facilitate a co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research across the UK’
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Provision of a formal structure
To improve access to LIS research
To maximise the relevance and impact of LIS research
Main aims
To bring together information about LIS research opportunities and results
To encourage dialogue between research funders
To promote LIS practitioner research and the translation of 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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Why research-led practice?
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To exploit the existing knowledge-base for service improvement
For improvements in decision making for services delivery
To enhance the value of prior work
So that it is possible to capitalise on significant investment in prior work
To raise the value of previous studies through reuse
To demonstrate the value and impact of service delivery beyond “libraries are a good thing”
So that investment continues and high levels of service continue
“Even though the librarian may not himself engage in serious research, he should be able to grasp readily and appreciate the significance of scientific studies made by others.” (Williamson, 1931, p. 16)
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Access to existing
resources to be
exploited and reused
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‘To facilitate a co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research across the UK’
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Provision of a formal structure
To improve access to LIS research
To maximise the relevance and impact of LIS research
Main aims
To bring together information about LIS research opportunities and results
To encourage dialogue between research funders
To promote LIS practitioner research and the translation of 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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Practitioner-led research
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To meet service and organisational priorities
Inform practice, decisions on future service developments
Demonstrate value and impact
Personal priorities
Strengthen connection with subject area
Job satisfaction: intellectual stimulation and enjoyment of learning, pride in enhancing work practice, (retention)
Enhancement of ‘peer’ relationships, e.g. academia
Career benefits: profile/reputation (e.g. through publications), leadership development, CPD career progression
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DREaM events and reach
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Five events
2 conferences
3 linked workshops – for the ‘cadre’ of DREaMers
213 participants, 33 presenters
Remote audience
~80 blog posts
~800 tweets
Multiple 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 mining
Discourse analysis
Ethnography
Horizon scanning
Repertory grids
Research ethics and legal issues
Research impact
Research and policy
Research techniques from history
Social network analysis
User involvement in research
Webometrics
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DREaM as forum for dissemination of practitioner research
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Unconference half hour: sample topics
Digital research and curation
M-libraries
Quality improvement in the delivery of medical information services
Training of academic librarians
One Minute Madness: sample topics
E-books
Digital reference services
Information literacy
Web archiving
One Minute madness videos: 2011; 2012Unconference half hour: 1; 2; 3
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Practitioners and DREaM
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Expectations that participants would:
Implement new and innovative research methods/techniques in their work-place environments
Undertake and disseminate relevant, high priority research output to inform policy, determine information services provision, and develop the future LIS research agenda
Experience enhanced possibilities for exploring avenues for new research initiatives as a result of network participation
Continue to work as a network post-project
Witness the impact of their post-DREaM research on end-user communities
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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 researchers
Widened 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
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Development of new resources
Research, evaluation and audit (Facet, 2013)
First editor was a DREaMer
A third of the book’s authors had some involvement with the Coalition
Events – like this one!
Organised by a DREaMer
Participation from others who were associated with the project
Impact study summer 2015
Internal report September 2015
External publication of findings to follow
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Since 2012, to what extent have the workshop participants:
Implemented new and innovative research methods/techniques in their work-place environments?
Undertaken and disseminated relevant, high priority research output to inform policy, determine information services provision, and develop the future LIS research agenda?
Experienced enhanced possibilities for exploring avenues for new research initiatives as a result of network participation?
Continued to work as a network?
Witnessed impact of their post-DREaM research on end-user communities?
DREaM impact study: research questions
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Enjoy the conference
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Learn – lots!
Action research
Altmetrics
Data collection: interviewing; observation; surveys
Dissemination techniques
Impact measurement
Literature reviewing
Research project management
Social network analysis
Statistics
Network
At the welcome reception Wednesday
At dinner and the ceilidh on Thursday
During sessions
In the breaks
Online: #researchminded
…and afterwards
Enjoy our beautiful city!
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ParksRoyal yacht
PalaceBotanic Garden
HillsBeachCastleExtinct volcano
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Contact Hazel Hall
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@hazelh
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Incorporating a research-minded approach to professional practice
Opening keynote presentation to the European Association for Health Information and Libraries, the International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, and the International Clinical Librarian ConferenceUniversity of Edinburgh, Wednesday 10th June 2015
Professor Hazel Hall, @hazelh
