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The future of the library/information landscape in
the context of the research library
Anne Poulson
Executive Director, RLUK
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“Change is one thing, progress is another. Change is scientific, progress is ethical; change is indubitable, whereas progress is a matter of controversy”
Bertrand Russell, Philosophy and politics
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RLUK strategic themes• Developing the research library workforce
• Building the new research information infrastructure
• Resource discovery and delivery
• Digitisation
• Demonstrating value
• Increasing our effectiveness
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Demonstrating our value• How much is about proclaiming more
widely what we already know about our value and is widely accepted?
• How much is it about creating a new evidence base about our value?
• How much will it be about emphasising the continuing value of what we have always done or about emphasising the new?
• Should we concentrate the value of our libraries collectively versus value of individual libraries?
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Creating the ruins of the future• Publishing explosion of both physical and
digital materials creates problems for future access, storage and retention
• Need to understand best model for dataset curation and associated metadata
• Concern for all subjects not just e “science”
• Research libraries need to engage with these agendas and not be marginalised
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Engagement so far• E-research – UKRDS feasibility study
leading to potential national shared digital research data service
• Raising profile of data deluge issues at the highest level
• Digital preservation initiatives for “born digital” data (e.g. email, wikis)
• Greater emphasis on discovery as well as delivery
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Old is not dead• Continued importance of special collections
– critical distinguishing feature • Continued need for investment in
preservation of physical materials • Need for sensible stewardship of the local
unique contributing to the global unique• Digitisation strategies to open up “special”
collections both individually and in collaboration – crucial contribution to scholarship
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Research information management• Transforming RAE interaction into playing
a leading role in the REF
• Importance of institutional repositories and management of research outputs
• New role for “subject”/data librarians to play on institutional and national stages
• Advocacy and lobbying skills and institutional confidence to be instilled
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Knowing your users
If you wish to persuade me, you must think my thoughts and speak my words
Cicero
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The space our users inhabit• Continued importance of and significant
investment in physical space within research libraries
• “We want a library that looks like a library”• Understanding the Google generation and
leading the research information literacy skills pathway
• “Learn and earn” students need flexible structures within which to study
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Workforce challenges• Importance of traditional skills still relevant • But pressure of working within continued
hybrid environment with new skills sets to achieve but no increase in staff
• Need for new business model for facilitating acquisition and exposition of different skills sets
• Encourage an appreciation of the need for relevant portfolio skills development
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Skills base• Understanding of and willingness to share
change agenda from all library staff• Importance of negotiating and high-level
communications skills – top priority• Strong partnership and professional
intelligence role with researchers• Assert leadership in key areas of research
skills, data management, digitisation, metadata
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Leadership challenges• Lack of long-term succession planning• Lack of incentives: Mobility; Money; Mutation• Unusual to move between sectors or even
“groups”• RLUK initiatives
– Recognition that leadership can and should be encouraged at all levels
– Developing mentoring, exchanges (including international) for new professionals
– Partnership with University of Sheffield
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Financial challenges• Larger pay bill consequences of
framework agreement now impacting • Predicted reduction in ug uptake until 2020 • Funding of research uncertain post-RAE –
“end of the road” for research concentration?
• “Credit crunch” impact upon universities– Lack of development funding and investment
opportunities– Impact of exchange rates on overseas journal
purchasing is significant problem
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Value challenges
• Need for return on investment– High expenditure, low income generation– Avoid being seen as an administrative drain
• Captive audience no longer in place• Wider group of key stakeholders (including
international)• Repositioning of the information
professional in the institution• Competition as well as collaboration
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The future is bright• Integral to infrastructure and innovation of
the research-intensive university• Powerhouse in managing the research
outputs of universities• Leadership role for staff in embedding new
high-level skills and values in future generations of researchers
• Demonstrate added value, corporate assets and intellectual leadership
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The future is bright (2)• Collaborate for maximum impact where
necessary whilst retaining individual excellence
• Accept the challenges, counter inaction and lead the debate
• Tell the good stories and milk the facts• Articulate and celebrate research libraries’
leading contribution to the public good and innovative research practice
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Building the libraries of the future
• Managing the data revolution• Dealing with digitisation• Leading transformation • Realising new platforms • Building a community of practice• Unlocking our staff potential• Ensuring sustainability• Assertiveness in an uncertain environment
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