LIBRARY AS RESEARCH PARTNER

NISO Webinar: Supporting Research on Your Campus

May  4,  2016

Paul  J.  BrackeAssociate  Dean  for  Research  and  AssessmentAssociate  Professor

OVERVIEW

THE PURDUE APPROACH

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• Research-­Based  Engagement• Strategic  Staff  Development• From  Collaboration  to  Programmatic  Approaches

A CHALLENGE

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How  can  the  the  Libraries  demonstrate  value  to  Purdue’s  research  enterprise?

TRANSFORMING THE MODEL

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Collections

Training  and  

InstructionReference

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RESEARCH-BASED ENGAGEMENT

FACULTY ENGAGEMENT…

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RESEARCH OFFICE ENGAGEMENT…

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Moving Upstream

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secondary/tertiaryresources

publishedresearchtraditional

“published”research

non-­‐traditional

unpublishedresearch

traditional/non

“published”data/

datasets

Modified  from:  Brandt,  D.S.  “Scholarly  Communication”  (in  To  Stand  the  Test  of  Time:  Long-­‐Term  Stewardship  of  Digital  Data  Sets  in  Science  and  Engineering.:  Final  Report  of  Workshop  New  Collaborative  Relationships:  Academic  Libraries  in  the  Digital  Data  Universe.  ARL,  Washington,  DC,  September  2006.)  

analyzeddata/

datasets

processeddata/

datasets

“raw”data/

datasets

Analyzed  data  might  need  to  be  reviewed  prior  to  publication,  or  in  case  of  questions  after  publication  

Quite  often  data  must  be  scrubbed/anonymized,  or  processed  to  format  prior  to  analysis;  some  disciplines  share  this  data  widely  within  their  communities  (e.g.,   astronomy,  physics,  etc.)

Some  raw  data  are  shared  readily  (e.g.,  genetics),  but  also  quite  often  are  discarded,  depending  on  discipline  

RESEARCH-BASED ENGAGEMENT

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• Leverage  Libraries  research  as  opportunity  for  collaboration– Research  engagement  as  area  of  inquiry– Partner  with  campus  faculty  in  interdisciplinary  research,  bringing  LIS  perspective

– Gain  knowledge  of  researcher  needs– Gain  experience  outside  of  library  context– Gain  experience  navigating  wider  context  of  research  administration

STRATEGIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGIC HIRING

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• New  Investments  in:– Subject  Liaisons  incl.:  GIS,  Bioinformatics,  DH– Research  Data  Specialists– Scholarly  Communication  and  Publishing– Repository  Support  Staff

• Through:– Reallocation  of  Existing  Lines– Campus  Cluster  Hires

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

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• Expectations  and  Goals– Engagement  is  expected– It’s  ok  to  learn

• Incentives– Travel– Encourage  participation  on  grants

• Faculty  Mentoring• Support  for  Staff  Development• Peer  Support  Groups

FROM COLLABORATION TO PROGRAMATIC APPROACHES

BUILDING PROGRAMS

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Collaborations  and  Projects

Expertise  and  Social  Capital

Programs  and  Services

Outreach

COLLABORATIONS AND PROJECTS

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INTO TOOLS AND SERVICES

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QUESTIONS?