Welcome slides for the LIS DREaM workshop 3 at the Britist Library on Monday 30th January 2012. Further details about this event can be found at http://lisresearch.org/dream-project/dream-event-3-workshop-monday-30-january-2012/

1. Welcome and Introduction
Professor Hazel Hall
@hazelh
DREaM Project Principal Investigator

2. Welcome all!
• It didn’t snow and we all made it
– Hurrah!
• Thank you to the British Library for hosting us
today
– with special thanks to Rossitza

3. This presentation
• Practicalities
• DREaM project news
• DREaM network member news
• #lis_dream5 news

4. Practicalities
• Fire exits and alarms
• “Light touch” chairing
– Charles in the morning, Hazel in the afternoon
• Twitter hashtag is #lis_dream3
• At the end of the day
– Please return badges and evaluation forms
• Materials online next week
– Blog reports by midday Monday 6th February please

5. DREaM project news
• All materials from #lis_dream2 posted online
the week after the event
– Thank you Kirsty, thank you bloggers
• Paper on the project accepted for QQML
– Thank you Charles, thank you Alison
• Article on the network in preparation
– Thank you Louise
• Initial investigations into follow-on grant

6. We’ve done some community
house-keeping
• Thank you everyone,
especially Christine

7. DREaM network member news
• Lauren has moved to Glasgow and started her
PhD
• Katie and Audrey have new jobs
• Alison announced runner-up Information
World Review Information Professional of the
Year 2011

8. Research in Librarianship
Impact Evaluation Study
report now available
http://www.researchinfonet.org/libraries/rilies/
Follow-up study RiLIES2 due to
start next month

9. Concluding conference
• Monday 9th July
• British Library
• Registrations open in the spring
(March)
• Programme available:
http://lisresearch.org/dream-
project/dream-event-5-conference-
monday-9-july-2012/

10. Practitioner research
excellence award (£500)
• 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 #lis_dream5

11. Dr Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre
• #lis_dream5 closing keynote
speaker
• Research, evidence bases,
decision making, and policy
• Ben will also present the
award
• http://www.badscience.net/
about-dr-ben-goldacre/
Photo credit: Rhys Stacker

12. Today’s speakers: Peter, Tom, Mike and Nick

13. Enjoy the day!