1. Finding good quality information for your dissertation
Sharing our Treasures (and showing we shared) Impact and Special Collections
Historic Libraries Forum
King’s College Cambridge
18 November 2016
Alison Cullingford
@speccollbrad
2011

2. What do we mean by impact?
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3. Impact made very simple
inputs
outputs
outcomes
impacts
Library
People
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4. Splash!
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5. Kinds of impact
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6. Research impact
‘an effect on, change or benefit to the economy, society, culture, public policy or services, health, the environment or quality of life, beyond academia’
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7. Why is impact so important (now)?
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“Expecting an appreciation of the inherent goodness of Special Collections won’t carry the day”
(Pritchard, 2012)
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8. Why is impact so difficult?
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9. Impact and the historic library
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10. Capturing impact
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11. We’re not alone! Sector projects Museums and galleries
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12. Demonstrating impact
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13. Useful links
CILIP Impact Toolkit
When the Data Hits the Fan, simon-tanner.blogspot.co.uk and works by this author.
ALMA UK Toolkits
LSE impact blog
REF impact case studies
Stern review of the REF
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14. Thank you! Image credits
Keep in touch: Get the book: specialcollectionshandbook.com
Image credits
Books: Kings College Library
Process diagram: based on one used by Simon Tanner
REF 2014:
Leeds Castle: David Iliff, CC BY-SA 3.0
National Archives: Chris Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0
Art Gallery: Ken Hawkins, CC BY 2.0
All other images public domain
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