Corrall rin-pechakucha lilac 2011

Information Handling for Researchers Towards a More Cohesive Environment Sheila Corrall

Presentation Overview
Mind the Skills Gap
RIN Working Group
Areas of activity
RDF and Seven Pillars
promoting good practice
data management skills
role of PhD supervisors
regional networks
Dissemination
conferences, workshops
website, downloads

Mind the Skills Gap
Study undertaken during 2007-2008
Mixed methodology
literature, email survey, interviews, case studies, workshop, focus groups
Multiple outputs
report, briefing, executive summary, case studies, focus groups, literature review
www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/

Findings and Follow Up
Research information skills have not kept pace with rapid change
Training uncoordinated
not based on systematic assessment of needs
Workshop for key training providers
Expert workshop with Vitae and RCUK (2009)
led to Working Group

A New Advocacy Group
Working Group on Information Handling
Terms of reference
act as a focal point for discussion of the development of information-handling training for researchers in HE
raise profile of such training in context of professional development for researchers at all career stages
advocate for greater coordination and a more strategic approach to the provision of training across the UK
become a collective interlocutor for research funders and other agencies with an interest in such training
initiate and disseminate work to develop evidence base and advance policy and strategy at national level
prepare joint responses to consultation exercises

A Coalition of Partners
BAILER
British Library
CILIP Information Literacy Group
Digital Curation Centre
HE Academy
Information Literacy Website
JISC
JORUM
RIN
RLUK
SCONUL WG on IL
UKCGE
UUK
Vitae
Stakeholder organisations in the Working Group

RDF and Seven Pillars
New staged framework
supports personal, professional and career development of researcher (novice to expert)
Working group provided coordinated expert input
extending and strengthening information literacy content
Seven pillars to form basis for RDF ‘ information lens ’
plans for guidance booklet on info lit elements of framework
Researcher Development Framework (RDF) www.vitae.ac.uk

Promoting Good Practice
Collecting examples of training courses and learning resources for the Vitae database
see www.vitae.ac.uk/policy-practice/34837/Database-of-practice.htm
Working with relevant stakeholders towards greater coordination and a strategic approach
e.g. Information Literacy Website, JORUM, projects
Exploring ways of encouraging more deposits to facilitate resource-sharing and re-use
Investigating means of improving facilities for effective search and retrieval of resources
e.g. creating or adapting a taxonomy and thesaurus

Contributing to the Vitae database

Contributing to the Vitae database Showcasing good practice in academic libraries

Data Management and Information Literacy
Data Management Skills Support Initiative
Summary of aims and objectives
facilitate use of the Seven Pillars Model and RDF to plan data management skills development and training
test effectiveness of tools in mapping and describing DM skills and skills development paths for PG courses
analyse and synthesise training needs and approaches
assess tools in relation to career stages and discipline-specific needs identified via the JISC RDMTrain projects
assist RDMTrain projects in describing their training materials and depositing them in relevant repositories
produce guidance and recommendations for educators, professional bodies, SCONUL, Vitae, JISC and others

Can the Seven Pillars be Used to Define Data Management Skills?
Methods of investigation and project outputs
hands-on support for mapping JISC RDMTrain materials to 7P and RDF
on-site interviews with RDMTrain project staff
case studies showing use of 7P and RDF to plan PG data handling skills courses
career profiles showing skills used by researchers
Overseen by advisory board
Funding, people and timetable
co-funded by RIN, JISC and DCC
project managed by Joy Davidson (DCC) with 2 RAs
work scheduled from November 2010 to August 2011
mapping of DM training to 7P/RDF from Feb to May

Research Supervisors and Information Literacy
Are PhD supervisors a ‘lost generation’?
Summary of objectives
investigate current practices of PhD supervisors in supporting the development of information literacy, including their relationship with other players
e.g. graduate schools and university libraries
analyse variations across institutions and disciplines
evaluate the abilities of PhD supervisors to impart relevant skills and provide appropriate advice
identify where improvement would be beneﬁcial
produce recommendations on developing best practice and support mechanisms as a basis for an action plan

What is the Role of Supervisors in Developing Information Literacy?
Methods of investigation and sources of data
desktop research on existing evidence
strategic interviews with stakeholder organisations
PhD supervisor survey via online questionnaire
research student survey via online questionnaire
institutional case studies via interviews/focus groups
Overseen by an expert panel
People, timetable and deliverables
commissioned by RIN in December 2010
contract awarded to Curtis+Cartwright and Cardiff University
work scheduled for January-June 2011
surveys in March
cases in April
draft report in May
final report in June

Launch of NEW regional network – for people interested in information handling of researchers

Raising awareness of information literacy needs of researchers Dissemination

Promoting activities of the Working Group on Information Handling Dissemination

Dissemination

Information Handling Training for Researchers
Towards a More Cohesive Environment
For further details, downloads and updates on our activities, please visit
www.rin.ac.uk/info-handling-training
For any questions or comments arising from the presentation, please email
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Thank you for listening!

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