I have a DREaM

“ I have a Dream” Professor Charles Oppenheim [email_address] @ CharlesOppenh DREaM Project Co-investigator

This presentation
DREaM project goals
DREaM project events
DREaM community online
Practitioner Researcher Excellence Award

Led by Professor Hazel Hall, Edinburgh Napier University, assisted by me and Stephanie Kenna, formerly of BL Linked closely to Coalition for LIS Research Aided by an Advisory Board Funded by AHRC, funding ends mid 2012

PROJECT GOAL: To develop a formal UK-wide network of LIS researchers
Build research capacity and capability
Raise quality and standards: research training, practice, output, value, impact and influence
Secure foundation for long-term research collaborations – in LIS, and beyond

DREaM project events

Launch conference took place at the British Library on 19th July 2011
Two keynotes
One minute madness session
Four breakouts, plus breakout plenary
Fully archived online with videos, summaries, PPTs, photos, hash-tagged tweets, reviews at:
http://lisresearch.org/dream-project/dream-event-1-launch-conference-tuesday-19-july-2011 /

Future DREaM events
3 workshops
October 2011, January 2012, April 2012
Edinburgh, London, Edinburgh
30 participants
Concluding event
Monday 9 th July 2012
London
45 participants

3 workshops Tuesday 25 th October 2011, Edinburgh - #lis_dream2 Monday 30 th January 2012, London - #lis_dream3 Wednesday 25 th April 2012, Edinburgh - #lis_dream4

Broad research approach Quantitative technique Qualitative technique Research “practicality”

Broad research approach Quantitative technique “ Unconference half hour” Qualitative technique Research “practicality”

Cadre Professionals (revolutionaries?) Committed individuals form backbone to support sustainable network of LIS researchers

Development of the cadre
Registration will be for 3 workshops as a set
AHRC funding supports accessibility
Travel bursaries to be made available to new professionals
Watch @LIS_DREaM & http://lisresearch.org
Register your interest by e mailing [email_address]

DREaM community online

DREaM project launch conference  British Library Conference Centre 19th July 2011 http://twitter.com/LIS_DREaM/dream-participants

DREaM project launch conference  British Library Conference Centre 19th July 2011 http://lis-dream.spruz.com

PRACTITIONER RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARD
£500 award offered by LIS Research Coalition to individual practitioner or a practitioner team in UK or Republic of Ireland for work since 2009
Key dates
Nominate by 30 th April 2012
Award at final DREaM event

I have a DREaM

by Library and Information Science Research Coalition on Sep 01, 2011

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