A systems approach to designing a customized information delivery system Staying relevant to researchers Amy S. Van Epps Purdue University ASEE Annual Conference June 20, 2006
Amy Van Epps, Purdue University2 Ways we are relevant to faculty Teach about library resources –Guest lectures –Integrated into assignments and collaborative teaching
June 20, 2006Amy Van Epps, Purdue University3 Our roles with researchers Assistance in guiding their searching A ‘for hire’ literature mining tool –Very helpful to their current need –Quite limited use of our abilities
June 20, 2006Amy Van Epps, Purdue University4 New roles? Being part of the research team Customizing information interfaces Images © Elsevier
June 20, 2006Amy Van Epps, Purdue University5 Interdisciplinary Research Librarians as co-PIs –Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (RCHE) –Distributed Institutional Repository (DIR)
June 20, 2006Amy Van Epps, Purdue University6 Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (RCHE) Project History –Research center collaboration –Learning a new field Healthcare Information System –Customized site –Quickly dated
June 20, 2006Amy Van Epps, Purdue University7 RCHE – Phase 2 SmartSearch –Forum for discussion –Regularly seeded –Allow input/commentary
June 20, 2006Amy Van Epps, Purdue University8 Distributed Institutional Repository (DIR) Access to research data in the repository portal –OAISRB SRB metadata translator ETD linking project –Indexing/searching Digital Commons content from non- Purdue computers
June 20, 2006Amy Van Epps, Purdue University9 Being ‘in the users space’ Researchers: –Different technologies –Different level of needs Same tactic as used for staying relevant to students Using technology to be relevant to them in their space