DREaM past, present & future

Professor Hazel Hall

@hazelh

DREaM project Principal Investigator

http://about.me/hazelh

h.hall@napier.ac.uk; hazel.hall@lisresearch.org

Welcome all!

… especially those here from Sweden, Italy, Malta, Macedonia, Uganda, USA, and Australia

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Charles Oppenheim @CharlesOppenh

Stephanie Kenna @StepKenn

Rossitza Atanassova @RossiAtanassova

Christine Irving @CM_Irving

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

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This presentation

Review of DREaM events 1-4

Expectations

Activities

Impact

Preview of DREaM event 5

… and thoughts for the future

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Review of events 1-4

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Funding to develop a UK-wide network of LIS researchers

Build research capacity and capability

Raise quality and standards: research training, practice, output, value, impact, and influence

Secure foundation for long-term research collaborations – in LIS and beyond

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Launch conference

British Library Conference Centre, July 19th 2011

87 participants

Programme included 2 keynotes, 12 one minute madness presentations, 4 breakout sessions, plenary, and networking

Excellent feedback

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Three linked workshops

Edinburgh Napier University, 25th October 2011 & 25th April 2012; British Library, January 30th 2012

30 workshop cadre members attended all three

12 formal sessions on broad research approaches, qualitative and quantitative techniques, and research practicalities

“Unconference half hour” and networking

Excellent feedback

Project infrastructure: technical and social

Project web page http://lisresearch.org/dream-project

All events previewed, amplified, reviewed and archived online

Online community site: http://lis-dream.spruz.com/

Linked Lanyrds: http://lanyrd.com/profile/lis_dream/

Twitter account: @LIS_DREaM

Twitter DREaM participant list: https://twitter.com/#!/LIS_DREaM/dream-participants

Participation and reach in numbers

5 events

led by 33 ‘official’ contributors

for 213 on-site delegate participants

from 12 countries (and 4 continents)

not counting ‘remote’ audience of ~80 blog posts, ~800 tweets, multiple web pages, SlideShares, Vimeos, SoundClouds etc.

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Brettle, A., Hall, H., & Oppenheim, C. (2012).We have a DREaM: the Developing Research Excellence and Methods network. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, Limerick, Ireland, 22-25 May 2012.

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Brettle, A., Hall, H., & Oppenheim, C. (2012).We have a DREaM: the Developing Research Excellence and Methods network. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, Limerick, Ireland, 22-25 May 2012.

Increased research capability & capacity?

Raised standards?

Foundation for future collaborations?

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Never heard of this

Heard but unfamiliar

In theory Applied in practice

Expert

Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post

Ethnography 2 0 9 1 8 23 3 1 0 0

Social network analysis 3 0 10 0 8 23 1 2 0 0

Discourse analysis 2 0 12 1 6 19 2 4 0 0

Ethics & legal issues 0 0 3 0 6 10 12 12 2 3

Action research 4 0 4 1 8 18 6 6 0 1

Research techniques from history 5 0 9 0 4 20 3 5 0 0

Web metrics 3 0 10 0 5 23 4 2 0 0

Tying research output to policy 0 0 8 0 5 14 8 8 1 3

Horizon scanning 4 0 7 1 7 17 4 5 0 0

Repertory grids 17 0 5 2 0 22 0 1 0 0

Data mining 0 0 11 2 10 21 1 1 0 0

Increasing research impact 0 0 5 0 8 13 8 10 1 2

TOTALS 40 0 93 8 67 223 52 57 4 9

Research skills audits conducted in workshops 1 and 3

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Never heard of this

Heard but unfamiliar

In theory Applied in practice

Expert

Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post

Ethnography 2 0 9 1 8 23 3 1 0 0

Social network analysis 3 0 10 0 8 23 1 2 0 0

Discourse analysis 2 0 12 1 6 19 2 4 0 0

Ethics & legal issues 0 0 3 0 6 10 12 12 2 3

Action research 4 0 4 1 8 18 6 6 0 1

Research techniques from history 5 0 9 0 4 20 3 5 0 0

Web metrics 3 0 10 0 5 23 4 2 0 0

Tying research output to policy 0 0 8 0 5 14 8 8 1 3

Horizon scanning 4 0 7 1 7 17 4 5 0 0

Repertory grids 17 0 5 2 0 22 0 1 0 0

Data mining 0 0 11 2 10 21 1 1 0 0

Increasing research impact 0 0 5 0 8 13 8 10 1 2

TOTALS 40 0 93 8 67 223 52 57 4 9

Research skills audits conducted in workshops 1 and 3

Never heard of this

Heard but unfamiliar

In theory Applied in practice

Expert

Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post

Ethnography 2 0 9 1 8 23 3 1 0 0

Social network analysis 3 0 10 0 8 23 1 2 0 0

Discourse analysis 2 0 12 1 6 19 2 4 0 0

Ethics & legal issues 0 0 3 0 6 10 12 12 2 3

Action research 4 0 4 1 8 18 6 6 0 1

Research techniques from history 5 0 9 0 4 20 3 5 0 0

Web metrics 3 0 10 0 5 23 4 2 0 0

Tying research output to policy 0 0 8 0 5 14 8 8 1 3

Horizon scanning 4 0 7 1 7 17 4 5 0 0

Repertory grids 17 0 5 2 0 22 0 1 0 0

Data mining 0 0 11 2 10 21 1 1 0 0

Increasing research impact 0 0 5 0 8 13 8 10 1 2

TOTALS 40 0 93 8 67 223 52 57 4 9

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Increased familiarity with workshop themes

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Never heard of this

Heard but unfamiliar

In theory Applied in practice

Expert

Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post

Ethnography 2 0 9 1 8 23 3 1 0 0

Social network analysis 3 0 10 0 8 23 1 2 0 0

Discourse analysis 2 0 12 1 6 19 2 4 0 0

Ethics & legal issues 0 0 3 0 6 10 12 12 2 3

Action research 4 0 4 1 8 18 6 6 0 1

Research techniques from history 5 0 9 0 4 20 3 5 0 0

Web metrics 3 0 10 0 5 23 4 2 0 0

Tying research output to policy 0 0 8 0 5 14 8 8 1 3

Horizon scanning 4 0 7 1 7 17 4 5 0 0

Repertory grids 17 0 5 2 0 22 0 1 0 0

Data mining 0 0 11 2 10 21 1 1 0 0

Increasing research impact 0 0 5 0 8 13 8 10 1 2

TOTALS 40 0 93 8 67 223 52 57 4 9

Overall growth in theoretical knowledge

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Never heard of this

Heard but unfamiliar

In theory Applied in practice

Expert

Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post

Ethnography 2 0 9 1 8 23 3 1 0 0

Social network analysis 3 0 10 0 8 23 1 2 0 0

Discourse analysis 2 0 12 1 6 19 2 4 0 0

Ethics & legal issues 0 0 3 0 6 10 12 12 2 3

Action research 4 0 4 1 8 18 6 6 0 1

Research techniques from history 5 0 9 0 4 20 3 5 0 0

Web metrics 3 0 10 0 5 23 4 2 0 0

Tying research output to policy 0 0 8 0 5 14 8 8 1 3

Horizon scanning 4 0 7 1 7 17 4 5 0 0

Repertory grids 17 0 5 2 0 22 0 1 0 0

Data mining 0 0 11 2 10 21 1 1 0 0

Increasing research impact 0 0 5 0 8 13 8 10 1 2

TOTALS 40 0 93 8 67 223 52 57 4 9

Small increase of application in practice

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Never heard of this

Heard but unfamiliar

In theory Applied in practice

Expert

Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post

Ethnography 2 0 9 1 8 23 3 1 0 0

Social network analysis 3 0 10 0 8 23 1 2 0 0

Discourse analysis 2 0 12 1 6 19 2 4 0 0

Ethics & legal issues 0 0 3 0 6 10 12 12 2 3

Action research 4 0 4 1 8 18 6 6 0 1

Research techniques from history 5 0 9 0 4 20 3 5 0 0

Web metrics 3 0 10 0 5 23 4 2 0 0

Tying research output to policy 0 0 8 0 5 14 8 8 1 3

Horizon scanning 4 0 7 1 7 17 4 5 0 0

Repertory grids 17 0 5 2 0 22 0 1 0 0

Data mining 0 0 11 2 10 21 1 1 0 0

Increasing research impact 0 0 5 0 8 13 8 10 1 2

TOTALS 40 0 93 8 67 223 52 57 4 9

Increase in number of cadre member experts

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Critical incident technique - cadre reported

Increased research capacity and capability

Growth in knowledge and research confidence

Raised standards

Impact and influence – demonstrating research knowledge in the workplace

Quality of training – new resources to share

Research practice – methodological choice

Foundations for future collaborations

Widened networks and research relationships

Concluding conference

British Library, 9th July 2012

93 participants

Programme includes 2 keynotes, one minute madness presentations, invited paper, panel session, award presentation, networking reception and prize draw

Also: LIRG AGM at 16:30

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Main (‘official’) conference themes

Value and impact of library and information services

Evidence to demonstrate the value and impact of library and information services

Development of a UK network of library and information science researchers

Routes to sustainability

Roles of the LIS research and practitioner communities

DREaM’s legacy

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012

Thank you

sponsors!

Enjoy the day!

DREaM Project Concluding Conference British Library 9th July 2012