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

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

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Library Support for Library Support for Research - UpdateResearch - Update

Ann McSweeney & Allison KavanaghAnn McSweeney & Allison Kavanagh

DIT Library ServicesDIT Library Services

20/10/200820/10/2008

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DIT Library Services - Supporting ResearchDIT Library Services - Supporting Research

DIT Library Services DIT Library Services Research Support: Research Support: ContextContext Research EnvironmentResearch Environment

- output, e-science, datasets, - output, e-science, datasets, multidisciplinarymultidisciplinary- Government policy: funding, - Government policy: funding, collaborationcollaboration- open access movement: Brisbane - open access movement: Brisbane Declaration, IRCSET & HEA mandatesDeclaration, IRCSET & HEA mandates

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DIT Library Services DIT Library Services Research Support: Research Support: Context Context DIT Strategic Plan 2001-2015DIT Strategic Plan 2001-2015

DIT Strategy for Research & Scholarship 2005-DIT Strategy for Research & Scholarship 2005-20102010(1)(1) “Provision of appropriate financial & “Provision of appropriate financial & physical resources and support structures…physical resources and support structures…critical investment in future of DIT”critical investment in future of DIT”(2) Library Services and Research & (2) Library Services and Research & ScholarshipScholarship ““Access ….. appropriate publications & media”Access ….. appropriate publications & media” Creation & maintenance of DIT “online research Creation & maintenance of DIT “online research archive”archive”

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DIT Library Services DIT Library Services Research Support: Research Support: Context Context Benchmarking Other LibrariesBenchmarking Other Libraries

- Irish Universities Association (IUA) - Irish Universities Association (IUA) Librarians GroupLibrarians Group

IReL (Irish Research electronic IReL (Irish Research electronic Library) SFI/HEALibrary) SFI/HEA

Network of Institutional Network of Institutional Repositories Repositories (IReL-Open Project)(IReL-Open Project)

Funding for Research Support Funding for Research Support Librarians Librarians (SIF/HEA)(SIF/HEA)

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DIT Library Services DIT Library Services Research Support Research Support Collaborative approach – partnership Collaborative approach – partnership

with Directorate of Research & with Directorate of Research & Enterprise, researchers etc.Enterprise, researchers etc.

Membership of Postgraduate Studies Membership of Postgraduate Studies & Research Committee& Research Committee

Library Research Support Co-Library Research Support Co-ordinatorordinator

Library Research Support GroupLibrary Research Support Group

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DIT Library Services DIT Library Services Research SupportResearch Support Lobby for inclusion in IReL (DIT, Lobby for inclusion in IReL (DIT,

IOT’s, other Research orgs)IOT’s, other Research orgs) IR = [email protected] (Archiving IR = [email protected] (Archiving

Research Resources On the Web)Research Resources On the Web) Digitisation of MPHIL & PhD ThesesDigitisation of MPHIL & PhD Theses EndNote roll-out & trainingEndNote roll-out & training SCONUL Access SchemeSCONUL Access Scheme

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SCONUL Access SCONUL Access SchemeScheme Society of College, National & Society of College, National &

University LibrariesUniversity Libraries Access & borrowing 170+ libraries Access & borrowing 170+ libraries

UK/IrelandUK/Ireland All Irish Universities (except TCD)All Irish Universities (except TCD) Membership Cards Issued to:Membership Cards Issued to: DIT StaffDIT Staff DIT Postgraduate Research Students DIT Postgraduate Research Students

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EndNoteEndNote

EndNote is a bibliographic software EndNote is a bibliographic software program program

EndNote helps researchers organise EndNote helps researchers organise references in a databasereferences in a database

EndNote formats citations and EndNote formats citations and creates bibliographies automatically creates bibliographies automatically in word processing software in word processing software

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How Can I Get How Can I Get EndNote?EndNote?

DIT Library bought an institutional DIT Library bought an institutional license to EndNote license to EndNote

Contact the IS Support Desk Contact the IS Support Desk (3123) (3123)

or ask your technician to download or ask your technician to download

EndNote onto your DIT computerEndNote onto your DIT computer

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Can I Access EndNote Can I Access EndNote at Home?at Home?

1.1. Purchase a copy of EndNote at a Purchase a copy of EndNote at a discount for your home discount for your home computercomputer

2.2. Free access for all DIT staff and Free access for all DIT staff and students to EndNote Webstudents to EndNote Web

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Where Can I Get Where Can I Get Training on EndNote?Training on EndNote?

Contact your local library staffContact your local library staff

EndNote Training coordinated by EndNote Training coordinated by Staff Training & DevelopmentStaff Training & Development

– Basic and Intermediate ClassesBasic and Intermediate Classes

– Advanced EndNote: one-to-oneAdvanced EndNote: one-to-one

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ContactContact

[email protected]@dit.ie [email protected]@dit.ie

http://www.dit.ie/library/http://www.dit.ie/library/