Designing Dialogues: Advocacy for Goldsmiths Research Online

Presentation overview Introduction to Goldsmiths and Goldsmiths Research Online Introduction to Advocacy Publicity Materials Support and Training Additional tactics Lessons learned Conclusion

Introduction to Goldsmiths Based in New Cross, south-east London, Goldsmiths is part of the University of London. There are currently about 9,600 students and 1,000 members of research and teaching staff in 19 departments. Creative departments comprise Art, Design, Music, Theatre and Performance, Visual Cultures, Confucius Institute of Dance and Performance Interdisciplinary research

Introduction to Goldsmiths Research Online Launched in September 2008 and managed by the Library Self-deposit Currently 4,600 items, 1,000 “full text”

Advocacy 2 approaches: material and discursive Flexible, tactical and idiosyncratic Multi-media Probing Establish relevance Tie-ins

The brochure Introduction to Goldsmiths Research Online (GRO), as well as attendant issues such as Open Access, author’s rights and Open Access journals. Distributed at departmental research meetings, staff meetings etc., it features illustrations from works deposited in GRO. Captions contain links to the items on GRO. The brochure can be found at

Clinics We run one-to-one training sessions, referred to as “clinics”. Showing researchers how to deposit their work also gives us a chance to discuss broader issues such as copyright and record any comments and difficulties. Such feedback continues to inform our technical and “conceptual” development. GRO coordinator (left) with textiles researcher (right). Photos: David Ramkalawon

Presentations GRO coordinator presenting the EPrints KULTUR add-on. Photos: Bekky RandallEPrints KULTUR We give presentations whenever we can. Often, we appropriate departmental and cross- departmental meetings to present relevant updates and developments. These generate visitors for our “clinics”.

Interface KULTUR plug-in Ongoing development Language Workflows Item types Metadata Annual reviews

Tie-ins Staff profiles REF

Lessons learned Know the department Idiosyncratic approach Find champions Repository as socio-technical achievement Be responsive and strategic Language and representations Document feedback

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