Presentation given by Terry O'Brien & Kieran Cronin at CONUL (Consortium of National & University Libraries) 2017 Annual Conference - Inspiring and Supporting Research (Athlone, Ireland, May 2017)
Research Methods in Library and Information Science: Trends and Tips for Rese...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. "Research Methods in Library and Information Science: Trends and Tips for Researchers, Students, & Professionals." Presented at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, March 31, 2017.
Teaching research methods in LIS programs: Approaches, formats, and innovativ...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, L. S., Dickey, T., Hartel, J., Kendall, L., Rebmann, K., Rang, T., & Yontz, E. (2018). Teaching research methods in LIS programs: Approaches, formats, and innovative strategies. Presented at ALISE 2018 Conference, February 9, 2018, Denver, Colorado.
Research Methods in Library and Information Science: Trends and Tips for Rese...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. "Research Methods in Library and Information Science: Trends and Tips for Researchers, Students, & Professionals." Presented at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, March 31, 2017.
Teaching research methods in LIS programs: Approaches, formats, and innovativ...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, L. S., Dickey, T., Hartel, J., Kendall, L., Rebmann, K., Rang, T., & Yontz, E. (2018). Teaching research methods in LIS programs: Approaches, formats, and innovative strategies. Presented at ALISE 2018 Conference, February 9, 2018, Denver, Colorado.
Presentation for the Center for Teaching Excellence at Lansing Community College to share results from my sabbatical project, as well as practical applications for developing research assignments. Thanks to Maricopa Community College for sharing an <a>assignment planning checklist and sample assignment</a> that I adapted and used in the workshop.
OCLC ALISE Library & Information Science Research Grant ProgramLynn Connaway
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This presentation was provided by Rachel Lewellen of Harvard University during the NISO event, Assessment Practices and Metrics in the 21st Century Training Session Four held on Friday, November 9th.
Presentation at the HEA-funded workshop 'Making undergraduate social science count: engaging sociology and criminology students in quantitative research methods'.
This workshop aimed to encourage pedagogical reflection and debate on the teaching of quantitative methods to sociology/criminology undergraduates and provide delegates with opportunities for the sharing of best practice in this area. The event included dissemination of the outputs of two recent HEA-funded projects on teaching research methods in the social sciences. Delegates were also introduced to some new and existing quantitative datasets and resources and explore the potential for integrating these across the undergraduate curriculum.
This presentation is part of a related blog post that provides an overview of the event: http://bit.ly/1iBrVMR
For further details of the HEA's work on teaching research methods in the Social Sciences, please see: http://bit.ly/15go0mh
In this session, PhD students will investigate the significance of developing a research agenda and its role in professional development. Participants will explore how to craft and refine their own research agendas. Participants are invited to bring their research agendas (or statements of research interests) to share/critique.
This is presentation on library assessment at Pitt University Library System delivered to iSchool Academic Librarianship Graduate students. December 2015.
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This presentation outlines the quality review process in Maynooth University in Ireland. It complements our chapter on the same topic:
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Slides presented at Open Education 2016. The Open Research Agenda is an international consultation exercise on research priorities in open education which combines online surveys and focus group interactions. This presentation summarises thematic analysis of the data set and indicates future directions for research in the field of open education.
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Presentation for the Center for Teaching Excellence at Lansing Community College to share results from my sabbatical project, as well as practical applications for developing research assignments. Thanks to Maricopa Community College for sharing an <a>assignment planning checklist and sample assignment</a> that I adapted and used in the workshop.
OCLC ALISE Library & Information Science Research Grant ProgramLynn Connaway
Connaway, L. S. (2018). OCLC ALISE Library & Information Science Research Grant Program. Presented at ALISE 2018 Conference, February 8, 2018, Denver, Colorado.
This presentation was provided by Rachel Lewellen of Harvard University during the NISO event, Assessment Practices and Metrics in the 21st Century Training Session Four held on Friday, November 9th.
Presentation at the HEA-funded workshop 'Making undergraduate social science count: engaging sociology and criminology students in quantitative research methods'.
This workshop aimed to encourage pedagogical reflection and debate on the teaching of quantitative methods to sociology/criminology undergraduates and provide delegates with opportunities for the sharing of best practice in this area. The event included dissemination of the outputs of two recent HEA-funded projects on teaching research methods in the social sciences. Delegates were also introduced to some new and existing quantitative datasets and resources and explore the potential for integrating these across the undergraduate curriculum.
This presentation is part of a related blog post that provides an overview of the event: http://bit.ly/1iBrVMR
For further details of the HEA's work on teaching research methods in the Social Sciences, please see: http://bit.ly/15go0mh
In this session, PhD students will investigate the significance of developing a research agenda and its role in professional development. Participants will explore how to craft and refine their own research agendas. Participants are invited to bring their research agendas (or statements of research interests) to share/critique.
This is presentation on library assessment at Pitt University Library System delivered to iSchool Academic Librarianship Graduate students. December 2015.
How do learners in MOOCs attempt to resolve challenges they face?George Veletsianos
We draw on interviews with more than 90 students from four massive open online courses (MOOCs) to investigate how students define challenging experiences/elements within MOOCs and how they then overcome those challenges. Findings enrich nascent scholarly understanding of MOOC learner experiences, highlight dimensions of learning that are not captured by tracking logs, and provide new approaches that MOOC developers can take in improving student learning experiences.
Quality measurement in Irish Academic Libraries: Maynooth University Case StudyHelen Fallon
This presentation outlines the quality review process in Maynooth University in Ireland. It complements our chapter on the same topic:
Fallon, H. and Purcell, J. (2016) Self and Peer Assessment at Maynooth University Library IN J. Atkinson Quality and the Academic Library. Elsevier, pp. 45-53
Slides presented at Open Education 2016. The Open Research Agenda is an international consultation exercise on research priorities in open education which combines online surveys and focus group interactions. This presentation summarises thematic analysis of the data set and indicates future directions for research in the field of open education.
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Slides presented at the 5th International Meeting of OERu partners, including some contributions from the floor on research priorities in open education
The Open Research Agenda (Milton Keynes)Robert Farrow
Slides presented at the CALRG Annual Conference 2016
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Following a useful session on retention on the 26th November, there is an increasing interest for managers to have a useful summary of lessons from research around blended/digital delivery.
Although there are many sources of good information available, having this summarised and reflecting on how it may be useful in practice should be helpful for a busy manager in ensuring well researched thinking is informing management and operational practice. As with many aspects of Covid, it can be helpful to be guided by the science.
Presentation delivered by John Laird, HMI, Education Scotland, as part of the Virtual Bridge Session series.
Follow along at https://twitter.com/Virtual_Bridge and see what's coming up next at https://bit.ly/VBsessions
Recording available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oari0oHrJIk
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Discussion of PhD skills for jobs in research support roles in research libraries in the UK.
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Research output in Irish H.E. academic libraries 2000-2015
1. Research output in Irish H.E.
academic libraries 2000-2015
Terry O’Brien & Kieran Cronin
Waterford Institute of Technology Libraries
CONUL 2017 Inspiring & Supporting Research
May 30th & 31st, AthloneCONUL Conference 2017
2.
3. Do academic library staff in Irish
Higher Education publish?
“very few Irish academic librarians publish
in the peer-reviewed literature”
“develop a culture of writing among librarians”
Fallon (2009)
4. Research
output in 21
Irish HE
libraries
● Review
● Quantify
● Analysis
● Culture, motivations, barriers,
why not ...
● Peer-reviewed
● Core LIS publications
6. Some parameters
● Only written or co-authored by
staff from H.E.
● Self-efficacy
● Broad definition of a written
paper and what constituted a
core LIS journal
● Collaborations,
cross-disciplinary,
cross-institutional included
● Solo (59%) Co-authored (41%)
● Gender
● Professional / non-professional
Predictors for
publishing
“Level of educational
attainment and years’ library
experience are more
meaningful factors”
7. 93 papers 2000-2015
➔ In general terms, modest growth since 2008
➔ 44% categorized as Open Access - increases to 65%
since 2013, definite upward trend
➔ ½ of 10 most published in journals are OA
publications
8. 29 journals
★ 15 journals published in just once
★ 85% of all papers published in just 15 titles
★ An Leabharlann, JIL, Library Management, NRAL,
New Library World, AISHE-J, EBLIP, JAL, Library Review, Journal of
Library Innovation, IDS, Serials, Library & Information Research
9. What are we writing about?
❏ Information literacy
❏ eResources, eBooks, open source, resources
❏ Information seeking/searching behaviour
❏ Collections (special, cataloguing, bibliog., metadata, physical)
❏ Leadership, management, change
❏ Writing, publishing
❏ Staffing
A wide variety of themes and topics ….
10. Methods
“ …. predisposition
toward papers of
empirical, evidential or
case-study type … ”
Methodologies most used
Case studies (including pilot studies)
Questionnaires
Surveys
Mixed methods
Exploratory
Reflective, opinion, guidelines,
program, report, project management
Others, miscellaneous
11. Library staff
that write,
do so ...
Collaboratively
with other
librarians
Seldom outside
LIS
Rarely outside
their sector
Mostly with
internal
colleagues
12. Sample Analysis
Staff number totals
Response rate
Respondent had a research paper
published in an academic journal
Staff number totals Response
rate
University
total staff
534.5
(71%)
111 (21%)
IoT total staff 216.5
(29%)
101 (47%)
IoT &
University
751
(100%)
212 (28%)
Yes,
50
Submitted, not
published, 2
No,
160
16. Collaboration Category Total
(@50)
Collaborated with another
researcher(s) / colleague on an
academic paper between 2000-2015
Yes
No
37
13
Mode of Collaboration Internally with a library research colleague
Internally in your academic institute with another researcher
Externally with another academic library researcher
Externally with another academic institute with other researcher
MLIS students joint research project
26
10
8
7
1
Reasons for collaboration (Top 5) Joint research / project driven
Combine expertise
Asked by colleague
Balance / different perspective
Share the workload
14
8
5
5
5
18. Motivations for publication
Motivations for
publication
Very important Important Neutral Not at all
important
Unimportant Blank
Career
progression
7 22 9 5 4 3
Research interest 19 26 2 1 0 2
Like to write 10 23 13 0 1 3
Professional
membership
0 4 15 8 15 8
Personal
Development
12 27 7 1 0 3
Professional
Development
19 25 1 1 2 2
20. Intention to
publish
during 2016
Total Percentage
(%)
Having
previously
published a
paper
Percentage
(%)
Definitely yes 22 11 16 75
Possibly 43 20 20 45
Unsure 19 9 5 26
Unlikely 51 24 6 12
Definitely Not 30 14 2 7
No answer 47 22 3 6
21. “Paper as a
basis for further
future research”
➢ Baseline for other + future studies
➢ There is evidence of moderate
research growth and publication
➢ Open Access pathways are
increasingly accepted
➢ Motivations, predictors, barriers
➢ Career progression a factor
➢ Confidence dominant predictor
➢ 2018 track publications from 2015
➢ How to bridge the gap between
research and practice
➢ Scope for other aspects of LIS research
22. New Review of Academic Librarianship 2016, vol. 22, Nos. 2-3, 203-224
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2016.1181666
O'Brien, T. and Cronin, K., 2016.
Research Output of Academic
Librarians From Irish Higher
Education Institutions
2000–2015: Findings From a
Review, Analysis, and Survey.
New Review of Academic
Librarianship, 22 (2-3),
pp.203-224.
‘Librarian as Communicator’
Case Studies and International Perspectives
Edited by Helen Fallon & Graham Walton
Hardback – 2017, Routledge
Do librarians in Irish Higher Education write for
academic publication? A review of activity,
motivations and barriers.
An Leabharlann, March 2017
