1. Coalition and Collaboration
Supporting the development of LIS research in the UK
i3 keynote, 23 June 2011
Hazel Hall
@hazelh (& @LISResearch)

4. Coalition

5. Focus for UK LIS
research

6. Focus for UK LIS
research
British Library Research &
British Library Research &
Development Department
Development Department

7. Focus for UK LIS
research
Library & Information
Library & Information
Commission
Commission

8. Focus for UK LIS Arts & Humanities Research
Arts & Humanities Research
research Council (& Museums Libraries
Council (& Museums Libraries
& Archives Council)
& Archives Council)

9. Focus for UK LIS
research
Arts & Humanities
Arts & Humanities
Research Council (&
Research Council (&
Arts Council England)
Arts Council England)

10. 2006 Arts & Humanities Research
Arts & Humanities Research
Council (& Museums Libraries
Council (& Museums Libraries
& Archives Council)
& Archives Council)
Something
needs to be
done!

11. Identification of sources of funding
Access to previous research output

12. Communication between
funding bodies

13. Practitioner belief that
research takes place here

14. …whereas other things
happen here

15. Lack of confidence amongst
practitioners regarding
research skills & level of
interest in any research output

16. http://www.flickr.com/photos/philbradley
http://www.flickr.com/photos/philbradley

17. While librarians are great on advocacy

18. … and they’re good
at measuring the
tangible

19. What about value?

20. What about value?
Please show me the evidence
that demonstrates that the
public library service has
reduced anti-social behaviour
in this community

21. What about impact?

22. What about impact?
To what extent have innovations
in services delivery contributed to
improving exam results of the
children at this school?

23. Evidence for politically important stakeholders
… for accountability, informed practice

24. Other reasons for practitioner
engagement in research
Job satisfaction: intellectual
stimulation, enjoyment of
learning, pride, (retention)
Enhanced peer relationships,
career progression

25. Members and milestones
2006-2008: Consultations with stakeholders
March 2009: Coalition established by 5 founding members
 British Library, CILIP, JISC, MLA, RIN
August 2009: Hazel Hall appointed to lead implementation
September 2009: Launch
March 2010: SHALL – joins as associate member
June 2010: Conference Evidence, value and impact: the LIS
research landscape in 2010

26. Members and milestones
July 2010: COLICO - joins as associate member
January 2011: DREaM project start
February 2011: RiLIES project start
April 2011: Coalition review commissioned
May 2011: SLIC – joins as associate member
June 2011: CyMAL – joins as associate member
July 19th 2011: DREaM project launch conference, London

27. Facilitating a co-ordinated and strategic
to LIS research across the UK
Formal structure
 To improve access to LIS research
 To maximise relevance and impact of LIS research
Acting as the focus for external support of LIS research in
the UK

28. Our goals are to:
promote LIS practitioner research and the translation of
research outcomes into practice
bring together information about LIS research
opportunities and results
promote the development of research capacity in LIS
encourage dialogue between research funders
articulate a strategic approach to LIS research

29. http://lisresearch.org
http://lisresearch.org

30. To 20 June 2011
To 20 June 2011
Our provision
Our provision
• 37 pages
• 37 pages
• 74 posts
• 74 posts
User engagement
User engagement
• 34,195 hits total
• 34,195 hits total
• Average 139 per day (May 2011)
• Average 139 per day (May 2011)
• 347 comments
• 347 comments

31. Conference 2010
Conference 2010
Big investment in 2010
Big investment in 2010
Comprehensive archive
Comprehensive archive
includes all presentation slides,
includes all presentation slides,
write-ups of sessions, video
write-ups of sessions, video
footage, contributions from
footage, contributions from
remote participants, links to
remote participants, links to
blogged reviews, and analysis
blogged reviews, and analysis
of conference evaluation form
of conference evaluation form
data.
data.

32. Events
Events
General listings
General listings
• Avoid clashes when planning events
• Avoid clashes when planning events
• Identify outlets for own work
• Identify outlets for own work
Coalition listings
Coalition listings
• Keep a check on Coalition activities
• Keep a check on Coalition activities

33. Publications page
Publications page
• Published papers, full text
• Published papers, full text
• All presentations
• All presentations
Outlets include
Outlets include
• LISR, PLJ, IFLA, JoLIS
• LISR, PLJ, IFLA, JoLIS
• Online 2009, Online 2010, SCONUL,
• Online 2009, Online 2010, SCONUL,
BLA, CILIP
BLA, CILIP

34. Links to major sources of
Links to major sources of
support – funding, REF,
support – funding, REF,
other networks & their
other networks & their
resources
resources

37. We also tweet!
We also tweet!

38. To 20th June 2011
To 20th June 2011
Our provision
Our provision
• 3,170 tweets
• 3,170 tweets
• We follow 57 feeds
• We follow 57 feeds
• We scan mailing lists
• We scan mailing lists
• We scan print publications
• We scan print publications
• We tweet events
• We tweet events
User engagement
User engagement
• 1,753 followers
• 1,753 followers
• 171 list entries
• 171 list entries
• Frequent retweeting of content
• Frequent retweeting of content
• International follow community
• International follow community

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

40. DREaM project: @LIS_DREaM
Developing Research Excellence and Methods
Supported by AHRC grant awarded to Edinburgh Napier
Runs January 2011 to August 2012
Development of UK-wide network for LIS researchers
Training events and opportunities for knowledge
exchange
First event – conference, Tuesday 19th July 2011, London

41. DREaM project aims to
Build research capacity & capability
development
of innovative methods and techniques
implementation
Raise quality & standards of research training & practice
Establish foundation for long-term research
collaborations
Enhance value & impact of LIS research
Inform future LIS research agendas for investment

42. Ultimately, it’s about services provision

43. DREaM project launch conference:
Out of the comfort zone
Tuesday 19th July 2011 (yes, in 4 weeks!)
British Library Conference Centre, London
Keynotes by Professor Blaise Cronin & Dr Dylan Evans
Participative sessions: one minute madness, breakouts
Contributions by experts from beyond LIS
How to register: http://bit.ly/LIS_DREaM_event1

44. RiLIES project: @LIS_RiLIES
Explores the impact of LIS research on LIS practice
Work undertaken at Edinburgh Napier
Runs February 2011 to July 2011
Literature review, poll, focus groups, case studies,
interviews, citation analysis
Updates blogged on Coalition web site
Keynote presentation at EBLIP6 Thursday 30 June
Final report to be published by RIN

45.  http://lisresearch.org
Follow @LISResearch
@LISResearch will tweet your research-related news,
queries...
Follow @LIS_DREaM & @LIS_RiLIES

46. Collaboration

47. Information Science Pathway
Scottish Graduate School of Social Science
£20 million funding from ESRC
Largest UK Doctoral Training Centre
65 studentships per annum for 5 years
10 Scottish Universities in total
IS pathway comprises Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow, RGU
& Strathclyde
Shared provision

48. Information Science Pathway
First event
iDocQ 2011
19th June 2011 at RGU
Organised primarily by a student committee
Cross-University Executive
Some posters from the day exhibited at i3

49. Supporting the development
of LIS research in the UK

50. Collaborations save time

51. Collaborations strengthen support

52. Collaborations develop tools and methods

53. Collaborations provide direction

54. e.g. to funding opportunities

55. or to networks & mentors

56. Collaborations lead to further
information and opportunities

57. Collaborations lead to further
information and opportunities

58. Professor Hazel Hall
hazel.hall@lisresearch.org
+44 (0)7 969 07 8181
http://lisresearch.org
@LISResearch
Professor Hazel Hall
h.hall@napier.ac.uk
+44 (0)7 969 07 8181
http://www.soc.napier.ac.uk/~h
@hazelh