Research services support: January engagement, some new resources and an adventure to try out!

January 2021 has been a very busy start to the year for the Library Research Services Team. We have been out and about (well, in a virtual environment only 😊) engaging with some of our internal and external stakeholders and communities. These are always really useful events to be part of, as it really helps to hear the conversations around research activities, challenges, and successes, both locally and in the sector.

A couple of highlights of our engagement activities

Team attendance at the University of Leicester College of Life Sciences ECRs and Research staff meet the Deans event
Delivering an introduction to RDM training session for the Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA) Doctoral Training Partnership
Co-delivering a presentation Figshare Fest 2021 with Professor Panos Vostanis on our University of Leicester case study on research data management (RDM) and sharing research outputs. Check out Professor Panos's blog and The World Awareness for Children in Trauma (WACIT) website
We also produced and disseminated our first advocacy briefing for the new Leicester Figshare-powered research discovery platform (data, publications, and theses) which includes a timeline of the project and its key deliverables and implementation

Sector resources

I have picked up on the existence of a couple of resources, that I think look really useful, and am hoping to explore both of these a little more in the coming months. Why not have a look at them? Definitely of interest if you want to learn more about research impact and also research data management.

IATUL Research Impact Things is a brand new self-paced programme that:

aims to equip learners with the skills and knowledge required to engage in the use of a range of metrics around research impact and gain understanding of the research landscape.

There are three levels for each of the 11 things:

Getting started is for you if you are just beginning to learn about each topic
Learn more is if you know a bit but want to know more
Challenge me is often more in-depth or assumes that you are familiar with at least the basics of each topic

Topics covered include: bibliometric basics, identifiers, traditional metrics, emerging metrics, responsible use of metrics, publishing strategies, open research, benchmarking, rankings, societal impact, and equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Research Data Management Adventure is a 'game' where you take on the role of a staff researcher in a University department, working on a project from the start to the closing stages. The role you play is either as a qualitative researcher working with human participants or as an experimental researcher working in the natural sciences.

It takes you through your RDM adventure and is designed and written by staff from the University of Bath and Stellenbosch University.

Really looking forward to exploring both of these resources.

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