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Creating the informed researcher: adapting the information literacy lens of the Vitae Researcher Development Framework for local needs.
Vitae conference, September 2012
Andrew Walsh, Academic Librarian, Teaching Fellow
Nicola Howorth, Subject Librarian, Project Officer
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Workshop overview:
Information literacy is the set of skills involved in searching for, evaluating and using information in an ethical manner. As such, it is a key part of independent learning and research skills. Vitae recently published ‘The informed researcher' booklet looking at the Vitae Researcher Development Framework through an information literacy lens. At the University of Huddersfield we have used ‘The informed researcher' as a basis to create our own information literacy framework for researchers, creating a framework that suits our local needs. These are supported by a range of learning materials, primarily Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) repurposed from other institutions and made available to researchers in a convenient, central and structured environment, though we have also created our own materials. This workshop will examine the approach taken by the University of Huddersfield in supporting the development of researchers' information literacy using the adapted informed researcher framework. It will give an opportunity to discuss the nature of information literacy and how the informed researcher framework may be adapted and used to meet attendees own institutional needs.
Topics covered:
The nature of information literacy
The information literacy lens
The development of support materials used at the University of Huddersfield
The development of sustainable structures and support materials in attendees own institutions
Workshop outcomes:
Participants will:
have a greater awareness of what information literacy looks like in researchers
explore how they can use ‘The informed researcher' booklet in their own institutions
create an outline of ‘next steps' in supporting researchers' information literacy development within their own institutions.
Format:
Information, followed by discussion and planning.

2. Introduction to the University of Huddersfield...

3. What do your librarians do to support researcher development?
Slide still to do-
Ask them what their librarians currently do to support researcher development. Talk amongst selves, write on post-it & pass to the front.

4. Attendee responses: Contribute or run to induction sessions Head of service sits on research committees Run workshops or one to ones for information resources (including help with lit searching) Help researchers source correct information Support various research archives & databases Fund and manage researcher space in library Offer training in copyright Endnote training Bibliometrics Reference support Informal “tech support” Information management training Open access support Repository Help to identify funding streams “Very little.” *Note – we’ve clumped some together rather than repeating, so rephrased slightly to permit this*

5. What is Information Literacy?
manner.
CILIP's definition of information literacy:
Information literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner.
Talk about different models...

6. Introduce this model... Nic.
What is research about if not about finding, absorbing, creating and disseminating information?

7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/billward/2944119810/ Nic.
(this and previous slide, roughly 5 to 10 minutes)

8. Ask them to fill in quiz. Then feedback in next slide. (Both)

9. How did you score?
Sort out feedback method – try to gather some sense that everyone has different needs, but would be interesting to see some areas coming to the front as “needs”.
Both to waffle about results as they come in...

10. What we did... Online materials 23 things RLOs Workshops ...and more
Andrew – start with overview of workshops, libguides, 23 things, developing and re-using RLOs...
Nic – details of workshops, small amount of how we think we’ll evaluate success.
Summary of workshops, libguides, 25 things, etc… explain pulling together what was already done and adding others

11. The informed researcher… and your librarians
Andrew – challenge! We’ve talked about how we (as librarians) are supporting researcher development.
How are you going to do it? Discussion and feedback (possible give them template to fill in as well)

12. How can you involve your librarians in researcher development?
Attendee responses:
Create or establish better communication with librarians - they are a great resource so utilise them more/ better
Strengthen links with the library/librarians - bring library colleagues in to strategic policy planning
Bring librarians in at the beginning - establishing what the researchers needs are and what librarians can offer
Use champions - researchers/academics who have benefited from libraries and librarians support to champion within individual departments

13. Contact Details & Links
Andrew Walsh,
Twitter
Can find my talks and papers at:
Nicola Howorth,
Informed Researcher Libguide:
Materials from this talk are available at: