Student experience: LIS research perspective

Student ExperienceLIS Research Perspective

Dr Hazel HallLibrary and Information Science

Research Coalition

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


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)


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…


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?


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


http://lisresearch.org/

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Dr Hazel HallLibrary and Information Science

Research Coalition



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