600 years and not standing still

how one academic liaison team responds to the ever changing

needs of the research community

Hilda McNaeJackie ProvenJanet AucockVicki Cormie

• University is 600 years old

• Long history of research, especially in the sciences

• Active increase in research in the 1980s

• But consequential lack of funding in the support services until a few years ago

New Academic Liaison Team Structure

Sessions for interdisciplinary research teams

Building on existing engagement and known

queries

Research support needs? Guidance pack

‘Teaching slide’, embedded in article

Opportunities for discussion

feedback and learning

Times change so must we

Finding out what might work

Research Policy Office -Library

Internal and External Processes for the REF. REF module for CRIS (Current Research Information System)

Library – Research Policy Office

Experience of teaching bibliographic management software, databases and bibliometrics.

Deliver and Discuss

Share and Collaborate

Journal Hosting Service

http://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/

What has a Journal Hosting Service got to do with Information

Literacy?

• An increase in demand for training sessions on bibliometrics and SCOPUS

• Supporting RPO and Schools as we get closer to 2014

• Increasing emphasis on Managing Research Data – what role should Academic Liaison Team take

• Another 600 years!

What Next?

Any questions?

Hilda McNaeJackie ProvenJanet AucockVicki Cormie