putting research into practice: mobile technologies in libraries
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Presentation delivered at CILIP Umbrella Conference 2013.TRANSCRIPT
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Putting research into practice: Mobile technologies in
libraries Jo Alcock and Annmarie Lee Birmingham City University
CILIP Umbrella Conference 3rd July 2013
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Research • Jisc-funded m-library community support
project Practice • Birmingham City University Library and
Learning Resources Conclusions • Implications for researchers and
practitioners
Overview
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Mobile technologies in libraries
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennedylibrary/6176216315
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Jisc m-library programme
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"to help support and engage the emerging
m-library community by reviewing and synthesising existing research and evidence-based guidance"
Evidence Base & Owen Stephens Consulting November 2011 - September 2012
http://mlibraries.jiscinvolve.org/wp/
M-library community support project
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Evidence gathering
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vees/999594439
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Community building
http://www.flickr.com/photos/omegaman/194705584
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Pathways to best practice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hockadilly/5744624394
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• A student population of 25,000 • About a third of our students study part-
time • Six academic faculties offering over 350
courses • Eight campus libraries • Increase in users learning from a
distance
BCU Library and Learning Resources
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Mobile at BCU - outreach
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Since August 2011, 78,825 Library SMS messages have been sent.
Mobile at BCU - SMS
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Mobile at BCU - QR codes
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• Representatives from different campuses and parts of library, plus a CICT colleague
• Meet on a monthly basis • Bring ideas together and work on small
scale investigative projects • Organic process to enable new
opportunities
Mobile technologies working group
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• Library functionality in mobile app • Mobile treasure hunt for inductions • Supporting learning and teaching (e.g.
augmented reality) • Recommended apps for outreach • Mobile access to resources • Google Maps for location-based
orientation
Working group projects
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Mobile at BCU - iBCU
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Research informing practice
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Research informing practice
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Research informing practice
http://www.libsuccess.org
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• Ensure research is informed by practice o Need to be aware of pain points
• Ensure information is accessible to practitioners o Improve awareness by sharing at
practitioner events o Produce short easy-to-use guides
Implications for researchers
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• Look for research to inform practice o Starting a new project? Has it been done
before? Has someone published lessons learned and tips for best practice?
• Remain aware of current research o Follow research blogs and tweets
• Help provide information to inform research o Contribute to research surveys
Implications for practitioners
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• Both sides can learn from each other o Two way process - practice informed by
research, research informed by practice • Help improve practice and research
Benefits of collaboration
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Jo Alcock @joeyanne
Annmarie Lee @annmarielee66
Thank you for listening