Presented at CONUL conference, May 2017, Athlone, Ireland

1. Libraries supporting research in Wales:
Collaborative staff development and
capacity building
CONUL conference 2017
Dr Beth Hall
Research Support Librarian, Bangor University
WHELF Research Group
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Who are we?

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WHELF research group: why?

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Why the collaboration works
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Projects we’ve undertaken

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May 2016 events

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May 2016 events: feedback and outcomes
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May 2017 events

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May 2017 events: feedback and outcomes
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My personal gains

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Some day-to-day examples

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Gains for WHELF

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Final Words

14. References
• Hoffman, S. 2016. Introduction: a vision for
supporting research. In S. Hoffman, ed.,
Dynamic research support for academic
libraries. London: Facet Publishing.
• Blatchford, B. et al. 2016. SCONUL Focus
67. Librarians supporting research in
Wales: Collaborative staff development and
capacity building.
• WHELF website: www.whelf.ac.uk
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