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Collaboration between university libraries and the research community in Ireland. Sean Phillips 4 th UNICA seminar, Prague, 15 May 2008. The background. Main factors in economic development Change in economic policy (1950s) Investment in education (1960s and 1970s)
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Collaboration between university libraries and the research community in Ireland Sean Phillips 4th UNICA seminar, Prague, 15 May 2008
The background Main factors in economic development • Change in economic policy (1950s) • Investment in education (1960s and 1970s) • EU membership (from 1973) • Investment in research (from 2000) …and also… • Social partnership • Tax policy • Geography, demography, language
GNP per capita 1975-2003: Ireland and other advanced economies 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 Source: World Bank, 2003
The policy agendas • National agenda • a knowledge-based society and economy • European Union agenda • the Lisbon strategy (2000): to make the EU "the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-driven economy by 2010" • Framework FP7 (2007-2013): affirms that “the 'knowledge triangle' - research, education and innovation - is a core factor in meeting the ambitious Lisbon goals”.
National Development Plan 2000-2006 Enterprise and development component • Technology Foresight fund (€646m) • Administered by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Education component • Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (€605m) • Administered by the Higher Education Authority (HEA)
National Development Plan 2006-2013 • Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation • €8,200m in total, including • SFI funds • HEA funds • EU funds • Other public funds • Private sector funds • Doubling of PhDs by 2013
0.55 % of GNP 0.70-0.75 % of GNP 0.36 % of GNP Public Investment in R&D € Billion Hypothetical NDP 2000-2006 Total = €4.0B NDP 2007-2013 Total = €8.2B Sources: Historical - State Expenditure on R&D 2005-6, Forfás. Future – CSA estimates based on NDP.
Studies and reviews • OECD Review of Higher Education in Ireland (2004) • Irish Universities Association Reform of 3rd level and creation of 4th level Ireland: securing competitive advantage in the 21st century (2005) • Higher Education Authority Review of Research Infrastructure (2007) • Royal Irish Academy Advancing Humanities and Social Sciences Research in Ireland (2007)
…and the response The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) - €300m, 2005-2010, to be applied to: • Institutional restructuring and reform • Teaching and learning reforms • Quality improvement initiatives • Inter-institutional collaboration • Improved performance management systems • Management information systems
The university libraries • University College Dublin • Trinity College Dublin • Dublin City University • National University of Ireland Maynooth • National University of Ireland Galway • University College Cork • University of Limerick Acting together, the IUA (Irish Universities Association) Librarians’ Group
Collaborative priorities • National on-line journals resource • Open-access repositories • Federated search facility • Digitisation
The research stakeholders • Deans (Vice-Presidents) of Research • Research Support Offices • Researchers (academic staff, postgraduate and postdoctoral students) • Deans of Graduate Studies • Irish Universities Association • Science Foundation Ireland • Higher Education Authority
IReL – Irish Research e-Library • About 30,000 e-journals • Contents determined by librarians and researchers • Centrally funded (by SFI and HEA) • Centrally managed (by university librarians) • STM component €20.25m for 2004-2008 • HSS component €15m for 2006-2009
IRel Management & Relationships IUA Librarians Group Publishers Funders HEA SFI CCL IRIS Ltd. IUA Libraries Steering Group Monitoring Group Licensing Group Web Site Group Local Promotion
IReL-Open • Open access promotion • IUA (Irish Universities Association) statement • SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) and IRCSET (Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology) mandates • OA repositories in each university • National portal • Three-year project 2007-2009 • Links with universities’ research management systems • Funded from the strategic innovation fund
IVRLA – Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive • Digitise materials from 4 separate repositories: • University Library Special Collections • Irish Folklore Archive • School of History and Archives • School of Irish • In a range of formats: • Print, manuscript, graphic, photographic, audio and video • Establish storage, management & integration systems • Develop a researcher-oriented interface • Personalised and customisable • User-defined and recommender services • Annotation facilities • Study costs, legal aspects, digital curation • Scalable and transferable
IVRLA – Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive • €2.1m over 5 years (2004-2009) from PRTLI • Managed by, and based in, University Library • Co-operation with Directors of Repositories • Co-operation with Heads of relevant academic departments • Consultation with researchers
Planned developments • Extending IReL to the entire research community • Single federated search system for all research libraries • Inclusion of digital theses in OA repositories • Retrodigitisation of print theses
Libraries moving centre-stage? • Virtual learning environments • Information skills training for undergraduates and researchers • Research initiatives (e.g. IVRLA, IReL, IReL-Open) • Fundamental shift in the nature of our engagement with the academic community • Sharing of the mission • From support to partner
More opportunities… • Digital Humanities Observatory • Collaborative, led by Royal Irish Academy • Foras Feasa • Collaborative, led by National University of Ireland Maynooth • Long Room Hub • Institutional, Trinity College Dublin
…and more challenges • Developing further academic/researcher partnerships • Developing research-focussed tools • Continuation of financial support • Providing for non-priority subjects