5. … and weknowitbetterthananyoneelse Source: ResearchInformation Network.Researchers’ use of academiclibraries and theirservices. 2007 Fromlibrarians’ point of view
6. 1.Goodlibrarieshelpinstitutionsrecruit and retain top researchers 2.Librarieshelpresearcherswinresearchgrants and contracts 3.Librariespromote and exploit new technologiesand new models of scholarlycommunications 5.Outward-facing librariescontributetoinstitution-wideinitiatives 6.Specialiststaffwork in partnershipwithacademicdepartments Fromlibrarians’ point of view
7. Embeddedlibrarians and data curators are thefuture! Tomás Baiget (FESABID 2011) Fromlibrarians’ point of view
21. Embededdlibrarianvs.Knowledgeagents Sadly, it became obvious that many of the senior staff in the libraries saw their function as keepers and builders of collections, rather than providers of services focussed on their users’ needs Steve Thornton, Pandora’s Box - The Development of the Knowledge Agent Concept at Dstl (Knowledge Management, 2002) I eventually gave up trying to get Librarians to do the role, as I found that individuals with good degrees or doctorates often had better skills than those taught in UK library schools Steve Thornton (informal conversation) Somequestionsthatneedtobeanswered
23. Nicolás Robinson-García elrobin@ugr.es @nrobinsongarcia Daniel Torres-Salinas torressalinas@gmail.com @torressalinas Promotion and advocacy New LIS Roles supportingdissemination of research: a national and internationalperspective