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Leabharlann UCDUCD Library
Collaboration between university libraries and the research community in Ireland
Sean Phillips
4th UNICA seminar, Prague, 15 May 2008
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The background
Main factors in economic development
• Change in economic policy (1950s)
• Investment in education (1960s and 1970s)
• EU membership (from 1973)
• Investment in research (from 2000)
…and also…
• Social partnership
• Tax policy
• Geography, demography, language
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GNP per capita 1975-2003:Ireland and other advanced economies
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1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
Source: World Bank, 2003
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The policy agendas
• National agenda– a knowledge-based society and economy
• European Union agenda– the Lisbon strategy (2000): to make the EU "the
most competitive and dynamic knowledge-driven economy by 2010"
– Framework FP7 (2007-2013): affirms that “the 'knowledge triangle' - research, education and innovation - is a core factor in meeting the ambitious Lisbon goals”.
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National Development Plan 2000-2006
Enterprise and development component
• Technology Foresight fund (€646m)
• Administered by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
Education component
• Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (€605m)
• Administered by the Higher Education Authority (HEA)
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National Development Plan 2006-2013
• Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation
• €8,200m in total, including– SFI funds– HEA funds– EU funds– Other public funds– Private sector funds
• Doubling of PhDs by 2013
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0.26 0.27 0.280.33
0.390.45
0.480.52
0.670.70
0.83
0.95
1.02
1.09
1.16
1.24
1.33
1.42
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Public Investment in R&D
Hypothetical
Sources: Historical - State Expenditure on R&D 2005-6, Forfás.Future – CSA estimates based on NDP.
NDP 2000-2006Total = €4.0B
NDP 2007-2013Total = €8.2B
€ Billion
0.36 % of GNP
0.55 % of GNP 0.70-0.75 % of GNP
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Studies and reviews
• OECD Review of Higher Education in Ireland (2004)
• Irish Universities Association Reform of 3rd level and creation of 4th level Ireland: securing competitive advantage in the 21st century (2005)
• Higher Education Authority Review of Research Infrastructure (2007)
• Royal Irish Academy Advancing Humanities and Social Sciences Research in Ireland (2007)
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…and the response
The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) - €300m, 2005-2010, to be applied to:
• Institutional restructuring and reform
• Teaching and learning reforms
• Quality improvement initiatives
• Inter-institutional collaboration
• Improved performance management systems
• Management information systems
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Research Performers 2006 (€633 M)
UCD20%
UCC15%
TCD14%NUI-G
10%
UL7%
DCU5%
NUI-M4%
Teagasc7%
Hospitals (e)3%
RCS2%
Marine Institute1%
Dept Ag1%
Dept CMNR1%
Dublin IT1%
Waterford IT1%
Bord Iascaigh Mhara1%
Other*6%
Source: Forfás
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The university libraries
• University College Dublin
• Trinity College Dublin
• Dublin City University
• National University of Ireland Maynooth
• National University of Ireland Galway
• University College Cork
• University of Limerick
Acting together, the IUA (Irish Universities Association) Librarians’ Group
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Collaborative priorities
• National on-line journals resource
• Open-access repositories
• Federated search facility
• Digitisation
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The research stakeholders
• Deans (Vice-Presidents) of Research
• Research Support Offices
• Researchers (academic staff, postgraduate and postdoctoral students)
• Deans of Graduate Studies
• Irish Universities Association
• Science Foundation Ireland
• Higher Education Authority
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IReL – Irish Research e-Library
• About 30,000 e-journals
• Contents determined by librarians and researchers
• Centrally funded (by SFI and HEA)
• Centrally managed (by university librarians)
• STM component €20.25m for 2004-2008
• HSS component €15m for 2006-2009
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IRel Management & Relationships
Steering GroupMonitoring
GroupLicensing GroupWeb Site Group
IRIS Ltd.
IUA Librarians
GroupFundersHEASFI
CCL
Publishers
IUA Libraries
Local Promotio
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IReL-Open
• Open access promotion• IUA (Irish Universities Association) statement• SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) and IRCSET
(Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology) mandates
• OA repositories in each university
• National portal
• Three-year project 2007-2009
• Links with universities’ research management systems
• Funded from the strategic innovation fund
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IVRLA – Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive
• Digitise materials from 4 separate repositories:– University Library Special Collections– Irish Folklore Archive– School of History and Archives– School of Irish
• In a range of formats:– Print, manuscript, graphic, photographic, audio and video
• Establish storage, management & integration systems
• Develop a researcher-oriented interface– Personalised and customisable– User-defined and recommender services– Annotation facilities
• Study costs, legal aspects, digital curation
• Scalable and transferable
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IVRLA – Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive
• €2.1m over 5 years (2004-2009) from PRTLI
• Managed by, and based in, University Library
• Co-operation with Directors of Repositories
• Co-operation with Heads of relevant academic departments
• Consultation with researchers
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Planned developments
• Extending IReL to the entire research community
• Single federated search system for all research libraries
• Inclusion of digital theses in OA repositories
• Retrodigitisation of print theses
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Libraries moving centre-stage?
• Virtual learning environments
• Information skills training for undergraduates and researchers
• Research initiatives (e.g. IVRLA, IReL, IReL-Open)
• Fundamental shift in the nature of our engagement with the academic community
• Sharing of the mission
• From support to partner
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More opportunities…
• Digital Humanities Observatory– Collaborative, led by Royal Irish Academy
• Foras Feasa – Collaborative, led by National University of Ireland
Maynooth
• Long Room Hub– Institutional, Trinity College Dublin
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…and more challenges
• Developing further academic/researcher partnerships
• Developing research-focussed tools
• Continuation of financial support
• Providing for non-priority subjects