Reflective Questions
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How is ‘digital’ changing the library function?
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What new skills does the modern university librarian need?
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What role can the librarian play in supporting research?
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What is ‘research’?
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What data should librarians seek to enable them to support active researchers and how should those data be analysed and appraised?
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How should librarians evaluate ‘value for money’?
Topics Covered
- Warwick University Library and its development of community spaces
- The learning grid
- The teaching grid
- The research exchange
- Overview of changes in the teaching and learning environment
- Overview of changes in the research environment
- Overview of changes in the Library and Information Service business
- A review of 'subject librarian' roles
- The Research Libraries UK 'Subject Librarians' project, its aims and scope
- The Research Libraries UK 'Subject Librarians' project, its findings
- Supporting the 'research lifecycle'
- Skills sets required by subject librarians to support research and perception of needs
- Further considerations in support research
- Conclusions
Talk Citation
Brewerton, A. (2012, December 30). Supporting research: new opportunities for 'subject librarians' and other staff [Video file]. In
The Business & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from
https://doi.org/10.69645/EGDF1773.
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Publication History
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Published on December 30, 2012