The document outlines a webinar discussing the role of libraries as research partners, emphasizing the need for research-based engagement and strategic staff development at Purdue University. It highlights various approaches to demonstrating the library's value to research, including collaboration with faculty and development of specialized staff. The presentation also addresses the importance of adapting to environmental changes in research administration and fostering interdisciplinary partnerships.

1. LIBRARY AS RESEARCH
PARTNER
NISO Webinar: Supporting Research on Your Campus
May 4, 2016
Paul J. Bracke
Associate Dean for Research and Assessment
Associate Professor

2. OVERVIEW

3. THE PURDUE APPROACH
3
• Research-­Based Engagement
• Strategic Staff Development
• From Collaboration to Programmatic
Approaches

4. A CHALLENGE
4
How can the the Libraries demonstrate value
to Purdue’s research enterprise?

5. TRANSFORMING THE MODEL
5
Collections
Training
and
Instruction
Reference
?

6. RESEARCH-BASED
ENGAGEMENT

7. FACULTY ENGAGEMENT…
7

8. RESEARCH OFFICEENGAGEMENT…
8

9. Moving Upstream
9
secondary/
tertiary
resources
published
research
traditional
“published”
research
non-­‐traditional
unpublished
research
traditional/non
“published”
data/
datasets
Modified
from:
Brandt,
D.S.
“Scholarly
Communication”
(in
To
Stand
the
Test
of
Time:
Long-­‐Term
Stewardship
of
Digital
Data
Sets
in
Science
and
Engineering.:
Final
Report
of
Workshop
New
Collaborative
Relationships:
Academic
Libraries
in
the
Digital
Data
Universe.
ARL,
Washington,
DC,
September
2006.)
analyzed
data/
datasets
processed
data/
datasets
“raw”
data/
datasets
Analyzed
data
might
need
to
be
reviewed
prior
to
publication,
or
in
case
of
questions
after
publication
Quite
often
data
must
be
scrubbed/anonymized,
or
processed
to
format
prior
to
analysis;
some
disciplines
share
this
data
widely
within
their
communities
(e.g.,
astronomy,
physics,
etc.)
Some
raw
data
are
shared
readily
(e.g.,
genetics),
but
also
quite
often
are
discarded,
depending
on
discipline

10. RESEARCH-BASED ENGAGEMENT
10
• Leverage Libraries research as opportunity
for collaboration
– Research engagement as area of inquiry
– Partner with campus faculty in interdisciplinary
research, bringing LIS perspective
– Gain knowledge of researcher needs
– Gain experience outside of library context
– Gain experience navigating wider context of
research administration

11. STRATEGIC STAFF
DEVELOPMENT

12. STRATEGIC HIRING
12
• New Investments in:
– Subject Liaisons incl.: GIS, Bioinformatics, DH
– Research Data Specialists
– Scholarly Communication and Publishing
– Repository Support Staff
• Through:
– Reallocation of Existing Lines
– Campus Cluster Hires

13. ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
13
• Expectations and Goals
– Engagement is expected
– It’s ok to learn
• Incentives
– Travel
– Encourage participation on grants
• Faculty Mentoring
• Support for Staff Development
• Peer Support Groups

14. FROM COLLABORATION TO
PROGRAMATIC
APPROACHES

15. BUILDING PROGRAMS
15
Collaborations
and
Projects
Expertise
and
Social
Capital
Programs
and
Services
Outreach

16. COLLABORATIONS AND PROJECTS
16

17. INTO TOOLSAND SERVICES
17

18. 18
QUESTIONS?