Monash Library and sustainable eResearch David Groenewegen Director, Research Infrastructure Monash University Library

What does the Library bring? Desire to be part of a changing world Existing relationships with researchers and faculty / unit research managers Trusted partner in research Staff with relevant transferable knowledge and skills, e.g. interviews, metadata, copyright / IP Locus for activities relating to scholarly communication (including open access) Monash Library & sustainable eResearch - David Groenewegen

Doing this at Monash Needs to be part of business as usual for researchers and us Want to incorporate it into library outreach, teaching and training, rather than do it as an exception, or as “special” Will provide a central point for support and development Monash Library & sustainable eResearch - David Groenewegen

What this will look like Research data management is mainstreamed through: Incorporation into training and engagement Infrastructure for all researchers Advice Tools Storage Publication Collaboration between Researchers, Faculties, Library, eSolutions, MeRC, MIGR and Research Office Monash Library & sustainable eResearch - David Groenewegen

Implementation Combination of top-down and bottom-up Top-down – policy, infrastructure Bottom-up – hands-on Faculties, e.g. Pharmacy School or centre, e.g. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for Organisational and Social Informatics Specific Workgroups Supervisor training Early career researchers Monash Library & sustainable eResearch - David Groenewegen

Outreach Contact librarians and learning skills advisers are partnering with academics Work underpinned by theory in the form of the Research Skills Development Framework Information research skills regularly addressed in unit reviews, skill diagnostics, curriculum design, assessment task design, marking rubrics, etc. Emphasis on research skills from undergrad through Honours and on to higher degrees Monash Library & sustainable eResearch - David Groenewegen

The Skills We Use Enabling Help with the basics Finding What tools can they use Referring Knowing who/where to send them Describing Helping to make it sensible for the rest of the world Monash Library & sustainable eResearch - David Groenewegen

Monash Library & sustainable eResearch - David Groenewegen

The sustainability challenges going forward Learning new things Moving into new areas Giving up old things Being taken seriously Monash Library & sustainable eResearch - David Groenewegen

Thanks – questions? David.Groenewegen@monash.edu Thanks to Sam Searle Monash Library & sustainable eResearch - David Groenewegen