student experience: lis research perspective
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Dr Hazel Hall's presentation made on behalf of the Library and Information Science Research Coalition at the SCONUL Autumn Conference, Tuesday 17 November 2009.TRANSCRIPT
Student ExperienceLIS Research Perspective
Dr Hazel HallLibrary and Information Science
Research Coalition
SCONUL Autumn Conference 17 November 2009: The Student Experience
Student ExperienceLIS Research Perspective
SCONUL Autumn Conference 17 November 2009: The Student Experience
Academic research is good but it can’t provide the
experience that practitioners have.
We must PROVE the value we provide with hard evidence. Start thinking what evidence YOU offer.
Peter Griffiths, CILIP Presidential Address, 15th October 2009
See the Coalition web site at http://lisresearch.org
[The LIS Research Coalition]... is a vital step
towards building the evidence base.
Execution barriers, e.g.Current funding
infrastructureCompeting service priorities Difficulty working with
mentors, partnersLack of confidence in skillsPractitioner research –
though undertaken – not recognised as such
Dissemination barriers, e.g.Output trapped within
institution/sectorDissemination limited to
particular channelsKey messages do not reach
level of strategy development
Focus on using only local research output in work
SCONUL Autumn Conference 17 November 2009: The Student Experience
Demonstrate value of library services to student experience where we havea diverse body of student experiencesin an increasingly demand-led environmentwhere “consumers” have high expectations of (free)
information accessand an audit culture prevails(plus there is a need to service other constituencies)
SCONUL Autumn Conference 17 November 2009: The Student Experience
Research opportunities related to student experience agendago beyond more “visible” issues related to facilities,
e.g. upgrading library space, extending opening hoursrelate to broad institutional concerns, e.g. retention,
international feesinterest other LIS sectors: community engagement,
library services & learning, evidence-based practiceMore specifically…
SCONUL Autumn Conference 17 November 2009: The Student Experience
How will scholarly communication develop in the future, and what will be the impact of this on
library provision for students?
What are the roles of academic librarians in the learning processes
of students?
SCONUL Autumn Conference 17 November 2009: The Student Experience
What is the best way to integrate information
literacy provision into the curriculum?
How can we better engage teaching staff with library
services?
How can library provision be better aligned to broad
institutional student experience initiatives?
How can we measure the contribution of academic
library services to the overall student
experience?
What is the relationship between awareness of LIS research within the
academic library community and good practice for the benefit of students?
See the Coalition web site at http://lisresearch.org
Twitter screen here
Research funding opportunities
Studentships offered
Invitation to join consultation
Research report published
Topical debate
Report of on-going research
Training event announced
Conference registration open
New journal issue published
Conference offering funded places
Research report published
Coalition support for practitioner researchSave time of practitioner researchers through agile
information provision (Twitter feed)Raise the profile of practitioner research, e.g.
assist in “liberation” of trapped output: Coalition conference 28th June 2010
(Longer term) research methods training Partnership in building the evidence base,
contributing to future LIS research strategySCONUL Autumn Conference 17 November 2009: The Student Experience
LIS Research Coalitionhttp://lisresearch.org@LISResearch
Dr Hazel [email protected]+44 (0)7969 078181
SCONUL Autumn Conference 17 November 2009: The Student Experience
Student ExperienceLIS Research Perspective
Dr Hazel HallLibrary and Information Science
Research Coalition
SCONUL Autumn Conference 17 November 2009: The Student Experience
Student ExperienceLIS Research Perspective