From Global to Local, a Case Study in Using 101 Innovations in Scholarly Communication
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Bruwer, M., Presta, P. & Freeman, C. (2019, May). From global to local, a case study in using 101 Innovations in Scholarly Communication. Paper presented at the 2019 Medical Library Association 119th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Objectives: This project set out to develop our research skills, inform
our professional practice and strengthen our capabilities to align with
the strategic objectives of a research intensive university. We embarked
on practitioner based research, utilising a globally conducted survey
to determine the tools used in the evolving scholarly communication
workflows of our early career researchers in the health sciences.
Methods: Our project team contacted the creators of “101 Innovations in
Scholarly Communication” and received permission to utilise their
survey. Ethics approval was obtained and the survey re-created using
Qualtrics. Permission was sought from the Faculties of Medicine, Nursing
& Health Sciences, and Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences to
distribute the survey. Approximately 1140 researchers received an
invitation via the assigned faculty mailing lists. Eighty-five
researchers initiated the survey and 84 completed it, yielding a
participation rate of 7.36%. Survey results were analysed using SPSS
software. Of the 84 who completed the survey, 18 indicated that they
were willing to be contacted further, and eight semi-structured
interviews were conducted, recorded and analysed in NVivo.
Results: Results indicated that although early career researchers are
overwhelmingly in support of open access and open science, tension
exists due to the expectations associated with advancing their careers.
These attitudes signal that key developments in scholarly communication
in coming years will foreseeably be related to open access. To remain
relevant and prepare ourselves for future roles, librarians need to be
cognisant of the big changes in practices ahead.
This project connected theory to practice and highlighted gaps in
existing knowledge. By presenting to colleagues on the project and
sharing newly gained knowledge, the librarians initiated dialogue around
new developments such as open peer review, preprints and
reproducibility.
Conclusions: Librarians must increasingly adapt and take control of
their professional development in order to remain relevant within a
changing university environment. In addition to maintaining familiarity
with scholarly communication tools and other factors that contribute to
the openness of research, the project resulted in increased visibility
and standing within the organisation. It enabled librarians to expand
their networks and afforded opportunities to collaborate externally. The
librarians have been invited to contribute and participate in a number
of projects, committees and working parties, and to facilitate training
sessions for peers and faculty.
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Bruwer, Madeleine; Presta, Penny; Freeman, Cassandra (2019). From Global to Local, a Case Study in Using 101 Innovations in Scholarly Communication. Monash University. Collection. https://doi.org/10.26180/5cbff464c1f00