1. LIBRARY AS RESEARCH
PARTNER
NISO Webinar: Supporting Research on Your Campus
May 4, 2016
Paul J. Bracke
Associate Dean for Research and Assessment
Associate Professor
9. Moving Upstream
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secondary/
tertiary
resources
published
research
traditional
“published”
research
non-‐traditional
unpublished
research
traditional/non
“published”
data/
datasets
Modified
from:
Brandt,
D.S.
“Scholarly
Communication”
(in
To
Stand
the
Test
of
Time:
Long-‐Term
Stewardship
of
Digital
Data
Sets
in
Science
and
Engineering.:
Final
Report
of
Workshop
New
Collaborative
Relationships:
Academic
Libraries
in
the
Digital
Data
Universe.
ARL,
Washington,
DC,
September
2006.)
analyzed
data/
datasets
processed
data/
datasets
“raw”
data/
datasets
Analyzed
data
might
need
to
be
reviewed
prior
to
publication,
or
in
case
of
questions
after
publication
Quite
often
data
must
be
scrubbed/anonymized,
or
processed
to
format
prior
to
analysis;
some
disciplines
share
this
data
widely
within
their
communities
(e.g.,
astronomy,
physics,
etc.)
Some
raw
data
are
shared
readily
(e.g.,
genetics),
but
also
quite
often
are
discarded,
depending
on
discipline
10. RESEARCH-BASED ENGAGEMENT
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• Leverage Libraries research as opportunity
for collaboration
– Research engagement as area of inquiry
– Partner with campus faculty in interdisciplinary
research, bringing LIS perspective
– Gain knowledge of researcher needs
– Gain experience outside of library context
– Gain experience navigating wider context of
research administration
12. STRATEGIC HIRING
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• New Investments in:
– Subject Liaisons incl.: GIS, Bioinformatics, DH
– Research Data Specialists
– Scholarly Communication and Publishing
– Repository Support Staff
• Through:
– Reallocation of Existing Lines
– Campus Cluster Hires
13. ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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• Expectations and Goals
– Engagement is expected
– It’s ok to learn
• Incentives
– Travel
– Encourage participation on grants
• Faculty Mentoring
• Support for Staff Development
• Peer Support Groups