library and information science research coalition ()

Areas of Expertise

Projects

Developing Research Excellence and Methods (DREaM)

This AHRC-funded project develops a formal UK-wide network of Library and Information Science (LIS) researchers. A key goal of the project is to build capacity and capability in the development and implementation of innovative methods and techniques in undertaking LIS research.

Research in Librarianship - Impact Evaluation Study 2 (RiLIES2)

RiLIES2 was commissioned by the Board of Directors of the Library and Information Science Research Coalition as a follow-on project to the Research in Librarianship Impact Evaluation Study (completed by the Centre for Social Informatics at Edinburgh Napier University in 2011).

Library and Information Science Research Coalition

The broad mission of the LIS Research Coalition was to facilitate a co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research across the UK. Professor Hazel Hall, Director of the Centre for Social Informatics, was first seconded to lead the implementation of the LIS Research Coalition in 2009/10.

Research in Librarianship - Impact Evaluation Study (RiLIES1)

The aim of RiLIES1 was to explore the impact of funded research projects on actual library practice, including the extent to which research output influences services delivery. http://lisresearch.org/rilies-project/ (A follow-on project - RiLIES2 - used the findings from RiLIES1 to build resources...

Members

Publications

Cooke, L., Hall, H. (2013). Facets of DREaM: a Social Network Analysis exploring network development in the UK LIS research community. Journal of Documentation, 69, (6), .

Brettle, A., Hall, H., Oppenheim, C. (2012, ). We have a DREaM: the Developing Research Excellence and Methods network. Paper presented at 4th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, Limerick, Republic of Ireland.

Hall, H., Irving, C., Cruickshank, P. (2012). Improving access to Library and Information Science research: Maximizing its relevance and impact to practitioners . Business Information Review, 29, (4), 224-230.

Hall, H., Oppenheim, C. (2012). The possible DREaM: developing LIS research excellence. CILIP Update , , (May), 32-34.

Hall, H. (2011). A DREaM come true. Journal of Information Literacy, 5, (2), .

Hall, H. (2011). More than mere information assets: the reach of social media in information services delivery. University of Edinburgh Business School.

Hall, H. (2011). Project output versus influence in practice: impact as a dimension of research quality. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 6, (4), .

Hall, H. (2011, December). Strengthening the links between research and practice: the Research in Librarianship - Impact Evaluation Study (RiLIES). Paper presented at Online 2011, London Olympia.

Hall, H., Kenna, S., Oppenheim, C. (2011). The rationale for the DREaM: Developing Research Excellence and Methods Project. Library and Information Research, 35, (110), 43-49.

Hall, H. (2011). UK library and information science research matters. Library and Information Science Research, 33, (1), 89-91.

Hall, H. (2010, March). 5 goals of the Library and Information Science Research Coalition. Paper presented at CILIP NW Members' Day March 3 2010, Bolton, UK.

Hall, H., Brazier, C. (2010). Implementing a co-ordinated and strategic approach to Library and Information Science research: the work of the UK Library and Information Science Research Coalition. In: (Ed.) Proceedings of the 76th International Federation of Library Associations General Conference and Assembly 2010, 76, () ( ed.). (pp. ). : . .

Hall, H. (2010, March 18). Library and Information Science Research Coalition: presentation for HEALER. Paper presented at HEALER Network spring 2010 meeting, London, UK.

Hall, H. (2010). Promoting the priorities of practitioner research engagement. Journal of Library and Information Science, 42, (2), 83-88.

Hall, H., Clapton, J. (2010). Research: why bother?. Public Library Journal, 25, (3), 18-21.

Hall, H. (2009, December). Introducing the LIS Research Coalition. Paper presented at Online 2009, London Olympia.