SUPPORTING THE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER IATUL Conference, Porto, May 2006 Janet Wilkinson Head of Higher Education “Helping people advance knowledge to enrich lives”

Vision We exist for everyone who wants to do research for academic, personal or commercial purposes…

Vision We promote ready access to our collection and expertise through services which will be increasingly time and space independent…

Vision We also connect with the collections and expertise of others, and work in partnership to fulfil our users’ needs

5 5 How do we support the university researcher? We can help to inspire We can help to find out what information is needed We can help to access the information We can help with research

6 6 Ubiquity of information Impact of Google and other search engines Increased uptake of internet use Importance of e-service provision Impact of technological, economic & social pressures on ways of working Relevance Challenges

Redefining the Library How do we redefine the Library in such a rapidly changing context?

Target Audiences HE Research Business Education Public Library & Information Network

Sara Gould Regional Projects (HE) Jan Wilkinson Head of Higher Education Annick Ireland HE Marketing Manager Frances Taylor Marketing Assistant

10 Six Strategic Priorities Enriching the user’s experience Building the digital research environment Transforming search and navigation Growing and managing the national collection Developing our people Guaranteeing financial sustainability TO HELP PEOPLE ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE TO ENRICH LIVES

11 Redefining the British Library’s role in the research information cycle Creating knowledge through research Publishing and disseminating research outputs Aggregating research information Storing and preserving research information Enabling search and navigation Helping people access information

12 Working in Partnership  University Libraries  Vice-chancellors  Academic departments  JISC  Research Information Network  Research/Funding Councils  Legal Deposit/National Libraries  Government Departments  RDAs  Public Institutions  Data centres  Public Libraries  International

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