Student experience: LIS research perspective

Student ExperienceLIS Research Perspective
Dr Hazel Hall
Library and Information Science Research Coalition
SCONUL Autumn Conference 17 November 2009: The Student Experience

Academic research is good but it can’t provide the experience that practitioners have.
We must PROVE the value we provide with hard evidence. Start thinking what evidence YOU offer.
Peter Griffiths, CILIP Presidential Address, 15th October 2009

[The LIS Research Coalition]... is a vital step towards building the evidence base.
See the Coalition web site at http://lisresearch.org

Execution barriers, e.g.
Current funding infrastructure
Competing service priorities
Difficulty working with mentors, partners
Lack of confidence in skills
Practitioner research – though undertaken – not recognised as such
Dissemination barriers, e.g.
Output trapped within institution/sector
Dissemination limited to particular channels
Key messages do not reach level of strategy development
Focus on using only local research output in work

Demonstrate value of library services to student experience where we have
a diverse body of student experiences
in an increasingly demand-led environment
where “consumers” have high expectations of (free) information access
and an audit culture prevails
(plus there is a need to service other constituencies)

Research opportunities related to student experience agenda
go beyond more “visible” issues related to facilities, e.g. upgrading library space, extending opening hours
relate to broad institutional concerns, e.g. retention, international fees
interest other LIS sectors: community engagement, library services & learning, evidence-based practice
More specifically…

What are the roles of academic librarians in the learning processes of students?
How will scholarly communication develop in the future, and what will be the impact of this on library provision for students?
How can library provision be better aligned to broad institutional student experience initiatives?
What is the relationship between awareness of LIS research within the academic library community and good practice for the benefit of students?
How can we measure the contribution of academic library services to the overall student experience?
What is the best way to integrate information literacy provision into the curriculum?
How can we better engage teaching staff with library services?

See the Coalition web site at http://lisresearch.org

Twitter screen here

Research funding opportunities
Studentships offered
Invitation to join consultation
Research report published
Topical debate
Report of on-going research
Training event announced
Research report published
Conference registration open
New journal issue published
Conference offering funded places

Coalition support for practitioner research
Save time of practitioner researchers through agile information provision (Twitter feed)
Raise the profile of practitioner research, e.g. assist in “liberation” of trapped output: Coalition conference 28th June 2010
(Longer term) research methods training
Partnership in building the evidence base, contributing to future LIS research strategy

LIS Research Coalition
http://lisresearch.org
@LISResearch
Dr Hazel Hall
hazel.hall@lisresearch.org
+44 (0)7969 078181

Dr Hazel Hall
Library and Information Science Research Coalition

Student experience: LIS research perspective

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