CONUL Research Support Task and Finish Group

The Group’s remit was to prepare a three year strategy to develop the research support capacity of CONUL libraries. The group identified key areas around which a tool kit was to be developed in the form of briefing documents. The briefing documents are collated together in thechapters and appendices of this report

Teaching Academics to Maximise the Visibility of their Research

Offering guidance and training on increasing visibility of research. Creating an awareness of bibliometrics and providing training sessions. Impact Factors, H Index, Institutional Rankings. Providing information skills training to support researchers. Offering one-to-one customized sessions. Offering training on managing information e.g. EndNote Online

What Bibliometrics Can Do For You?

NUI Maynooth Teaching and Learning Showcase 2011/1

Integrating Project Orientated Problem Based Learning (POPBL) and Information Literacy Instruction

GSE1 (PG Information Literacy and Communication Skills) module was redesigned to a more project orientated and problem-based learning (POPBL) delivery. Research showed evidence for the benefits to Information Literacy instruction of a PBL approach

GSE1 Postgraduate Information Literacy and Communication Skills Training-Project Orientated Delivery

Module presented by the Faculty of Science and Engineering in cooperation with the Subject Librarian from Learning Teaching and Research Development in the Library. Original format was four three hour workshops plus 18 hrs self paced course work using interdisciplinary written and verbal skills training tasks . Translate a peer reviewed Journal paper to communicate it to a interdisciplinary audience and prepare a short presentation. It was enhanced with the introduction of a peer-learning component by dividing participants into four groups of eight. A project orientated and problem based learning (POPBL) approach has been shown to work well in the delivery of educational outcomes and also in the delivery of Information Literac