Communicating the Open Access Message: A Case Study from Ireland

Lawton, Aoife

doi:10.1080/13614533.2015.1127832

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“…Its library services are organised broadly by geographic region, and HSE librarians work collaboratively with librarians working in other areas of the health services. Recent collaborative initiatives include hosting joint seminars during International Open Access Week and producing a Health Evidence Awareness Report . Collaboration has proven to be a successful strategy for librarians working in the Irish health service, particularly in an environment with few resources and even fewer librarians .…”

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Delivering information skills training at a health professionals continuing professional development conference: an evaluation

Lawton¹,

Manning

Lawler

2017

Health Info Libraries J

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In this feature, guest writer Aoife Lawton discusses the outcomes of an information skills workshop delivered at a continuing professional development conference for health and social care professionals in Ireland. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate perceptions of the effectiveness of the workshop. The study provides details of how, through collaborative partnership, the workshop was developed and delivered. Application of an adapted version of the Kirkpatrick model of evaluation is presented alongside details of what impact the event had on the attendees both immediately after the workshop and 3 months post-workshop. The authors also reflect on the benefits delivery of the workshops had for professional health library practice and service improvement.H. S.

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Delivering information skills training at a health professionals continuing professional development conference: an evaluation

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Lawler

2017

Health Info Libraries J

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“…Johnson, 2014;Lawton, 2016;Wirth, 2011). Extensive literature on IRs discusses outreach to researchers to recruit content (e.g.…”

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Effective Practices and Strategies for Open Access Outreach: A Qualitative Study

Dawson

2018

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

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INTRODUCTION There are many compelling reasons to make research open access (OA), but raising the awareness of faculty and administrators about OA is a struggle. Now that more and more funders are introducing OA policies, it is increasingly important that researchers understand OA and how to comply with these policies. U.K. researchers and their institutions have operated within a complex OA policy environment for many years, and academic libraries have been at the forefront of providing services and outreach to support them. This article discusses the results of a qualitative study that investigated effective practices and strategies of OA outreach in the United Kingdom. METHODS Semistructured interviews were conducted with 14 individuals at seven universities in the United Kingdom in late 2015. Transcripts of these interviews were analyzed for dominant themes using an inductive method of coding. RESULTS Themes were collected under the major headings of “The Message”; “Key Contacts and Relationships”; “Qualities of the OA Practitioner”; and “Advocacy versus Compliance.” DISCUSSION Results indicate that messages about OA need to be clear, concise, and jargon free. They need to be delivered repeatedly and creatively adapted to specific audiences. Identifying and building relationships with influencers and informers is key to the uptake of the message, and OA practitioners must have deep expertise to be credible as the messengers. CONCLUSION This timely research has immediate relevance to North American libraries as they contend with pressures to ramp up their own OA outreach and support services to assist researchers in complying with new federal funding policies.

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