LIS DREaM 1: Welcome and Introduction

Welcome and Introduction
Professor Hazel Hall
@hazelh
DREaM Project Principal Investigator
DREaM project launch conference  British Library  19th July 2011

Welcome all!
… and especially those who travelled far from Finland, the Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Turkey, USA

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

DREaM project goals

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

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

3 workshops
Tuesday 25 October 2011, Edinburgh - #lis_dream2
Monday 30th January 2012, London - #lis_dream3
Wednesday 25th 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”
Game or task

Cadre

Professional revolutionaries
Committed individuals form backbone to support (political) change

Cadre

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

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 interest hazel.hall@lisresearch.org
DREaM project launch conference  British Library Conference Centre 19th July 2011

DREaM community online

http://lanyrd.com/2011/lis-dream1

http://twitter.com/LIS_DREaM/dream-participants

http://lis-dream.spruz.com

Practitioner Researcher Excellence Award

£500 award offered by LIS Research Coalition
to individual practitioner or team of practitioners
in UK or Republic of Ireland
for work since 2009
Key dates
Nominate by 30th April 2012
Award at DREaM event 5

Today

Engage and participate
Two keynotes
One minute madness session
Choice of four break-outs
Breakout plenary
Time at breaks for networking (and through #lis_dream1 back channel too)
Plus…

Opportunity to contribute to research project
Hulya Ceren Anil, @HulyaCeren
Masters in International Events Management, University of Surrey
Expectations of conferences across generations

Enjoy the day!

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