Penguin Poop, Breaking the Internet and Doughnuts: What It's Really Like Working in Research Support

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Penguin poop, breaking the internet and doughnuts. The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of those who work in research support at academic libraries. It touches on assisting researchers through various stages like open access publishing, data management, and measuring impact. The work involves advising, training, interpreting policies and paperwork across the research lifecycle.

Education

Penguin poop,
breaking the internet
and doughnuts
What it’s really like working
in research support
CILIP Careers Day 2018
Claire Sewell
Research Support Skills Coordinator
Office of Scholarly Communication
Cambridge University Library

21st century researcher
Undertakes a project and produces an output
Cycle of research projects with career
progression
Facing increased pressures

21st century academic library
Moving from content provider to content creator
Increased external pressures - REF
Calls for changing publication models
New ways of supporting researchers

Terminology
Open Access
Research Data Management
Copyright
Text and data mining
Publishing models

Day in the life
Advice and support
Teaching and training
Advocacy
Interpretation
Paperwork

Activities
Open Access
administration
Data management plan
support
Policy advice
Repository
management
Specialist advice
Drop-in sessions
Publication
advice
Measuring impact
Copyright
Theses
management

Pin the tail on the donkey
Pin the activity on the lifecycle

Skills
Adaptability
Ability to communicate
Persistence
Willingness to learn
Patience
Subject knowledge

Next steps
Make use of your
network
Be adaptable
Value your skills
Expect the unexpected
Enjoy it!

THANKS
FOR
LISTENING
Contact details:
Claire Sewell
Research Support Skills
Coordinator
Office of Scholarly Communication
ces43@cam.ac.uk

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