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Information Practices of Clinical R esearchers – New S ervices in New T ime. Tiina Heino & Katri Larmo Terkko Meilahti Campus Library 22.3.2013 EIRA-dagar i Stockholm. Contents. Terkko:
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InformationPractices of ClinicalResearchers – New Services in New Time Tiina Heino & Katri Larmo Terkko Meilahti Campus Library 22.3.2013 EIRA-dagar i Stockholm
Contents • Terkko: • Medical campus library of the Helsinki University Library, also scientific library for Helsinki University Central Hospital • Background • Our research • Case: Terkko
Background 1/2 • Bologna process 3rd cycle – doctoral degree: setting goals for postgraduate students’ education • In recent years much work done in support for teaching and learning • University Law in Finland 2010 strong in the research, its infrastructure and the evaluation of research results
Background 2/2 • Focus in creating new knowledge (based in research) • Libraries facilitators • Supporting and involved • Open Access etc. • Even in post publishing process (case: Terkko)
Our Research • Investigating information practices of clinical researchers (research & clinical work) • Information practice is studied in context • Practical objective: to develop tools and services which could be integrated in researhers’ workflow
Theoretical framework • A qualitative study • Aims to understand information practice in a domain • Information practice = a practice of seeking, managing, giving and using information in context • Inductive approach => discover patterns
How it was done 1/2 • Semistructured interviews (totally 12) • 5 interviewers working in pairs: one main interviewer and one mainly taking the notes (Soundnotes) • Partly textualized • Researchers in different stages • Junior/senior • Process (at start, established etc.)
How it was done 2/2 • Regular group meetings • Reflective discussions with pair after each interview • group leader Annikki Roos (our library director) • Analysed the interviews, now writing the research article • the whole group: commenting and giving ideas
Somepointsfromindividualinterviews 1/2 • Multidisciplinary, translational, international – are there ”gaps” in library’s services? • Different needs • different stages of career • different kinds of groups • different roles in a group • Post graduate students, Graduate School of Clinical Investigation, principal investigators, senior researchers
Somepointsfromindividualinterviews 2/2 • As easy as possible! • Remote use highly important • Finding the right partners • Research data • Interest also in services like Scholar Chart • group leader • Utilizing wikis, group working spaces, cloud services, Connect Pro etc – need for support also with these?
Why was it useful to us? • Getting into researcher’s mindset also ourselves • Increase understanding about the research process! • Beginners • Senior researchers • Co operation with other universities
Conclusions 1/2 • Marketing library services • Important to know how the researchers work, what could be useful for them • Communication • Easy! Active! • face to face,participation in clinical meetings: presentations of library services, social marketing • Communication channels (hospital intra etc.)
Conclusions 2/2 • Training • Open, easy to participate • Flexibility and agile response • Moments of truth – in every meeting!
More • Research data • Open data • Why important for libraries • In publications etc • Bibliometrics • Cites, impact factors, other indicators etc. • Make the research visible!
Case: Terkko • Terkko Navigator • Scholar Chart • TopCited • Terkko Information Specialist • Visibility also: Mendeley, CiteULike and Twitter (#HelsinkiAcadMedCent) • => Altmetrics
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Terkko information specialist • Co operation with the faculty and the hospital very important • To develop the library services together with customers • Training, guidance and consulting • To inform new materials and services • The contact person in all issues library is concerned
Sources • Re-skilling for Research: An investigation into the role and skills of subject and liaison librarians required to effectively support the evolving information needs of researchers by RLUK Research Libraries UK2012 . Available: http://www.rluk.ac.uk/files/RLUK%20Re-skilling.pdf [3/18/2013]. • Roos, A. 2012, "Activity theory as a theoretical framework in the study of information practices in molecular medicine", Information Research, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 526. http://informationr.net/ir/17-3/paper526.html#.UUhaq3fx8lR
Thank you • Tiina.m.heino@helsinki.fi • Terkko: http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/