The scholarly communications librarian: unicorn, dodo or phoenix?

1. The Scholarly Communications Librarian
Unicorn, Dodo or Phoenix?
Helen Blanchett
Jisc
@hblanchett
Claire Sewell
Cambridge University Libraries
@ces43

2. WHAT IS SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION?
“Scholarly communication is
the ​process of academics, scholars
and researchers sharing and
publishing their research findings
so that they are available to the
wider academic community and
beyond”
Office of Scholarly Communication, Cambridge University Libraries
https://osc.cam.ac.uk/

3. SKILLS FOR
SCHOLARLY
COMMUNICATION
Research process
Teaching experience
Data management
Data manipulation
Copyright law and exemptions
Open Access policies
Communication
Institutional repository management
Relationship building
Programming experience
Metadata standards
Subject knowledge
Publication process
REF
Measuring impact
Metrics
Text and data mining
Advocacy
Outreach

4. ARE WE GOING THE
WAY OF THE DODO?
(AGAIN!)

5. 0
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Formal education On the job training Self-directed learning
DEVELOPING SMART SKILLS
Skills in Scholarly Communication – Needs and Development, Unlocking Research
https://unlockingresearch-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=1943

6. SC3 – SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION
COMPETENCIES COALITION

7. ACTIVITY ONE: SKILLS ANALYSIS
Provide advice and guidance to academics, research students
and library staff on developments in scholarly communication,
research metrics and research data management policy and
practice.

8. ACTIVITY ONE: SKILLS ANALYSIS
Provide advice and guidance to academics, research students
and library staff on developments in scholarly communication,
research metrics and research data management policy and
practice.
Diplomacy?
List
the
skills
List the
knowledge
areas

9. FEEDBACK

10. DEVELOPING YOUR SKILLS
BLOGS –
discussion of
landscape and
relevant issues CONFERENCES
- LILAC
- London Book
Fair
- Researcher to
Reader

11. Need to know
more about
responsible
metrics
ACTIVITY TWO:
SKILLS JIGSAW

12. Unicorn librarian
Need to be:
• Adaptable
• Comfortable with change
• Communicate effectively
to a range of audiences
• Build relationships
• Deal with a variety of
queries

13. Unicorn Librarian?
Need to be:
• Adaptable
• Comfortable with change
• Communicate effectively
to a range of audiences
• Build relationships
• Deal with a variety of
queries
Do we just need
to be smarter
when it comes to
promoting the
skills we have?

14. Helen Blanchett
Scholarly Communications
Subject Specialist
Jisc
E: helen.blanchett@jisc.ac.uk
T: @hblanchett
Claire Sewell
Research Support Skills
Coordinator
Cambridge University Libraries
E: ces43@cam.ac.uk
T: @ces43
http://bit.ly/SC3Competencies