Who Educates the Educators?: The Research Support Ambassador Programme at Cambridge University
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OSC
Office of Scholarly Communication
Who Educates the Educators?The Research Support Ambassador Programme at
Cambridge University
Claire SewellResearch Support Skills CoordinatorOffice of Scholarly Communication
Cambridge University
[email protected]@ces43
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OSC Nature of the academic library is changingPh
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OSC OSC@Cam
Open Access
RDM
Digital theses
TrainingInstitutional
repository
Research
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OSC Two programmes
Supporting
Researchers in
the 21st
Century
Year round
Variety of topics
Open to all
Research Support Ambassadors
Once a yearIntensivesessions
Smaller groups
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OSC
Enhanced level of scholarly communication literacy
Increased confidence for participants
Research support in every library
Greater visibility for library research support services
Anticipated benefits
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OSC Cambridge libraries
100+ libraries
600+ library staff
Geographically spread
Diverse range of needs
Map: Cambridge University Library. Used with permission
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OSC
Participant led
Focused on creating a tangible output
Experiential learning
Ambassadors 2015
23 participants
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OSC Feedback
More structure needed
Focus on content
Time commitment was a problem
Most wouldn’t recommend
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OSC You said, we did
Clearly defined goalClearly
defined
outcomes
More structured format
Narrower scope for projects
Publicity
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OSC
Three strands Scholarly communication
in context Transferrable skills Group project work
Self-assessment of skill level
Stronger leadership
Ambassadors 2016
16 participants
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OSC Scholarly communication in context
Mixture of workshops and lectures
Basics of scholarly communication
Inclusive
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OSC Feedback
I now feel better able to talk to
researchers when they have questions
I have an increased level of confidence when it comes to dealing with
scholarly communication issues
Great way to develop & update my
knowledge in a short space of time
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OSC Feedback
67% rated the taught sessions as useful
83% rated the scope of the group project as about right
88% of Ambassadors would recommend the programme
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OSC
Increased communication between libraries
Learning about research in different library contexts
Stronger staff networks
Added benefits
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OSC The future….
Continue refinements
Focus on network building
Look at impact assessment
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OSC
Time invested in proper planning is never wasted
Acknowledge failure
Control vs freedom
Importance of continuous evaluation
Lessons learnt
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OSC Any questions?
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