1. Library Support for Research - Update Ann McSweeney & Allison Kavanagh DIT Library Services 20/10/2008

2. DIT Library Services - Supporting Research DIT Library Services Research Support: Context Research Environment Research Environment - output, e-science, datasets, multidisciplinary multidisciplinary - Government policy: funding, collaboration collaboration - open access movement: Brisbane Declaration, IRCSET & HEA mandates Declaration, IRCSET & HEA mandates

3. DIT Library Services - Supporting Research DIT Library Services Research Support: Context DIT Strategic Plan 2001-2015 DIT Strategic Plan 2001-2015 DIT Strategy for Research & Scholarship 2005-2010 DIT Strategy for Research & Scholarship 2005-2010 (1)“Provision of appropriate financial & physical resources and support structures…critical investment in future of DIT” (2) Library Services and Research & Scholarship  “Access ….. appropriate publications & media”  Creation & maintenance of DIT “online research archive” archive”

4. DIT Library Services - Supporting Research DIT Library Services Research Support: Context Benchmarking Other Libraries Benchmarking Other Libraries - Irish Universities Association (IUA) Librarians Group Librarians Group  IReL (Irish Research electronic Library) SFI/HEA  Network of Institutional Repositories (IReL-Open Project)  Funding for Research Support Librarians (SIF/HEA)

5. DIT Library Services - Supporting Research DIT Library Services Research Support Collaborative approach – partnership with Directorate of Research & Enterprise, researchers etc. Collaborative approach – partnership with Directorate of Research & Enterprise, researchers etc. Membership of Postgraduate Studies & Research Committee Membership of Postgraduate Studies & Research Committee Library Research Support Co-ordinator Library Research Support Co-ordinator Library Research Support Group Library Research Support Group

6. DIT Library Services - Supporting Research DIT Library Services Research Support Lobby for inclusion in IReL (DIT, IOT’s, other Research orgs) Lobby for inclusion in IReL (DIT, IOT’s, other Research orgs) IR = ARROW@DIT.ie (Archiving Research Resources On the Web) IR = ARROW@DIT.ie (Archiving Research Resources On the Web) Digitisation of MPHIL & PhD Theses Digitisation of MPHIL & PhD Theses EndNote roll-out & training EndNote roll-out & training SCONUL Access Scheme SCONUL Access Scheme

7. DIT Library Services - Supporting Research SCONUL Access Scheme Society of College, National & University Libraries Society of College, National & University Libraries Access & borrowing 170+ libraries UK/Ireland Access & borrowing 170+ libraries UK/Ireland All Irish Universities (except TCD) All Irish Universities (except TCD) Membership Cards Issued to: Membership Cards Issued to:  DIT Staff  DIT Postgraduate Research Students

8. DIT Library Services - Supporting Research EndNote EndNote is a bibliographic software program EndNote is a bibliographic software program EndNote helps researchers organise references in a database EndNote helps researchers organise references in a database EndNote formats citations and creates bibliographies automatically in word processing software EndNote formats citations and creates bibliographies automatically in word processing software

9. DIT Library Services - Supporting Research How Can I Get EndNote? DIT Library bought an institutional license to EndNote Contact the IS Support Desk (3123) Contact the IS Support Desk (3123) or ask your technician to download or ask your technician to download EndNote onto your DIT computer EndNote onto your DIT computer

10. DIT Library Services - Supporting Research Can I Access EndNote at Home? 1. Purchase a copy of EndNote at a discount for your home computer 2. Free access for all DIT staff and students to EndNote Web

11. DIT Library Services - Supporting Research Where Can I Get Training on EndNote? Contact your local library staff Contact your local library staff EndNote Training coordinated by Staff Training & Development EndNote Training coordinated by Staff Training & Development –Basic and Intermediate Classes –Advanced EndNote: one-to-one

12. DIT Library Services - Supporting Research Contact ann.mcsweeney@dit.ie ann.mcsweeney@dit.ie ann.mcsweeney@dit.ie allison.kavanagh@dit.ie allison.kavanagh@dit.ie allison.kavanagh@dit.ie http://www.dit.ie/library/ http://www.dit.ie/library/ http://www.dit.ie/library/