The document discusses the role of librarians as researchers, highlighting the importance of research in solving problems, advancing careers, and supporting evidence-based librarianship. It indicates a growing trend of librarian researchers through training and community support, emphasizing the need for management buy-in. The presentation underlines that research stems from curiosity and aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice in the field.

1. LIBRARIANS AS RESEARCHERS
Methods, Lessons and Trends
Claire Sewell
Office of Scholarly Communication, Cambridge University Library
@ces43

2. WHO AM I?
Research Support Skills
Coordinator
Part time researcher
Editorial Board – New
Review of Academic
Librarianship

3. WHY DO LIBRARIANS DO
RESEARCH?
Solving a problem
Proving the case to
stakeholders
Required part of the role
Career advancement
Curiosity

4. DEVELOPING LIBRARIAN
RESEARCHERS

5. LIBRARIAN RESEARCHERS
Increase in training
Already doing research
Growing awareness

6. LIBRARIAN RESEARCHERS
Increasing number of
research support roles
Demystification of the
research process

7. TRENDS IN RESEARCH

8. EVIDENCE BASED LIBRARIANSHIP

9. MORE PRACTITIONER-RESEARCHERS

10. LINK BETWEEN THEORY & PRACTICE

11. TRENDY TRENDS

12. FAILURE

13. TRYING SOMETHING NEW

14. CAMBRIDGE APPROACH
Education &
encouragement
Community of practice
Increasing management
buy-in

15. QUESTIONS?

16. AND FINALLY….
Research is formalised
curiosity. It is poking and
prying with a purpose
Zora Neale Hurston
(1942)
By Unknown - U.S. Library of Congress [1], Reproduction number LC-USZ62-62394 (b&w
film copy neg.). Card #2004672085., Public Domain,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64385
State Library and Archives of Florida
Public Domain Image

17. THANKS FOR LISTENING
Contact information:
Claire Sewell
Research Support Skills Coordinator
Office of Scholarly Communication
ces43@cam.ac.uk
This presentation is available under a Creative Commons CC-BY licence