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Enhancing graduate education (and research) a fresh look at library engagement

Enhancing graduate education (and research) a fresh look at library engagement. ARL Fall Forum 2007 Research, Scholarship, & Interdisciplinarity Concurrent Breakout Session Steve Hiller, U. Washington Neil Rambo, U. Washington/ARL. Tentative Concurrent Session Agenda.

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Enhancing graduate education (and research) a fresh look at library engagement

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  1. Enhancing graduate education (and research)a fresh look at library engagement ARL Fall Forum 2007 Research, Scholarship, & Interdisciplinarity Concurrent Breakout Session Steve Hiller, U. Washington Neil Rambo, U. Washington/ARL

  2. Tentative Concurrent Session Agenda • Questions suggested by the morning and noon sessions • Examples of innovative work with graduate students at your institution or by your library • Discussions at tables on opportunities/ideas for research libraries to be more engaged and central to graduate research/scholarship and interdisciplinarity • Discussions at tables on how to move these opportunities/ideas to fruition (infrastructure needs) • Tables share with larger group ARL Fall Forum 2007

  3. Some Questions on Research/Scholarship • What research/data management tools are important to graduate research/scholarship? • How different is the library role in supporting science and humanities research? • How do doctoral and masters students differ in research information needs and support? • What will the growth in professional masters programs mean for library collections/services? • What are the implications of “globalized research” for libraries? ARL Fall Forum 2007

  4. Some Questions on Interdisciplinarity • Is there a unique role for the library in facilitating interdisciplinary work? • How can libraries help surmount discipline “language” issues? • How can libraries facilitate cross-sector partnerships? • Do libraries have a viable role in developing interdisciplinary discovery tools? ARL Fall Forum 2007

  5. How to translate ideas/solutions into a way to move forward? • What is needed to mount a sustained capacity to assess graduate student needs in order to plan appropriate library programs/services? • What is the relationship between these needs and those of other constituent groups? ARL Fall Forum 2007

  6. Innovative Programs at Your Library or Institution ARL Fall Forum 2007

  7. How to translate ideas/solutions into a way to move forward? • What are the key resources needed? • Workforce • What knowledge, skills, abilities are needed? • Other resources? • Technology, funding, critical partnerships, … • What organizational structure is needed to enable more effective engagement? ARL Fall Forum 2007

  8. Opportunities/Ideas for Enhancing Library Connection to Graduate Education • Table discussion ARL Fall Forum 2007

  9. How to translate ideas/solutions into a way to move forward? • Identify sources and strategies for gaining needed resources • Retraining • Reallocating • New funding • How to begin to lay the groundwork for the internal change needed? ARL Fall Forum 2007

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