A co-ordinated and strategic approach to Library and Information Science research: an update from the Library and Information Science Research Coalition

A co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research An update from the LIS Research Coalition Online Information Seminar, 2 nd December 2010 Hazel Hall

2006-2008: Consultations with stakeholders
March 2009 : Coalition established by 5 founding members
British Library, CILIP, JISC, MLA, RIN
August 2009 : Hazel Hall appointed to lead implementation
March 2010 : SHALL - associate member
July 2010 : COLICO - associate member
Timeline and membership

Formal structure
 To improve access to LIS research
 To maximise relevance and impact of LIS research
Acting as the focus for external support of LIS research in the UK
Facilitating a co-ordinated and strategic to LIS research across the UK

bring together information about LIS research opportunities and results
encourage dialogue between research funders
promote LIS practitioner research and the translation of research outcomes into practice
articulate a strategic approach to LIS research
promote the development of research capacity in LIS
Our goals are to

To 28 th November 2010
Our provision
33 pages
41 posts
User engagement
21,227 hits total
Average 1,415 hits per month
233 comments
Updates since 2009
“ Refreshed” look and feel
Improved navigation
New resources

Conference 2010 Big investment in 2010 Comprehensive archive includes all presentation slides, write-ups of sessions, video footage, contributions from remote participants, links to blogged reviews, and analysis of conference evaluation form data.

Events – updated navigation
General listings
Avoid clashes when planning events
Identify outlets for own work
Coalition listings
Keep a check on Coalition activities

Publications page – new
Published papers, full text
All presentations
Output reflects activity
11 presentations
4 publications, 3 peer reviewed

Links – updated navigation, new content

Side bar – new content
Last 5 tweets
Tag cloud
Monthly archives
LIS awards via JISCMail
Site map
Wiki

Initial purpose 1
Directory of practitioner research

Initial purpose 2
Complement LIRG directory

We also tweet!

To 28 th November 2010
Our provision
1,975 tweets
We follow 48 feeds
We scan mailing lists
We scan print publications
We tweet events
User engagement
1,112 followers
125 list entries
Frequent retweeting of content
International follow community

New journal issue published Invitation to join consultation Research resource news Conference call for papers Conference report News on REF2014

D eveloping R esearch E xcellence a nd M ethods
Funded by the AHRC
Runs January 2011 to August 2012
Development of UK-wide network for LIS researchers
Training events and opportunities for knowledge exchange
First event – conference, Tuesday 19 th July 2011, London
New in 2011: DREaM project

http://lisresearch.org
Where you will find a link to these slides, and suggestions for content are welcomed
Follow @LISResearch
@LISResearch will tweet your research-related news, queries...
Contribute to the wiki
See https://lisresearch.wikispaces.com/

LIS Research Coalition
http://lisresearch.org
@LISResearch
Dr Hazel Hall
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+44 (0)7 969 07 8181

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