A new series of one-day workshops has been developed for practitioners and researchers in the library and information services sector.  The workshops will help participants to:



•       Quantify and demonstrate benefits of the services they deliver

•       Research service requirements and therefore plan and develop future services

•       Confirm that their services are meeting ongoing user needs

•       Demonstrate evidence-based service delivery and planning…

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The LIS Dream project's social networking website is Developing Research Excellence and Methods at
http://lis-dream.spruz.com/. They have just put up videos of key presentations from a research conference held on 19 July.

Writing research proposals : introductory and follow up workshops are taking place in the UK at various locations, organised by the Library and Information Research Group. They "will include an introductory session aimed at those new to research and proposal writing and a follow up for those interested in submitting a proposal and receiving feedback.  The workshops are particularly geared to those who are interested in submitting proposals for the LIRG Research Awards, but are… Continue

There is a call for papers for a special issue on Information Literacies (“Informationskompetencer i en kontekst- og mediebaseret sammenhæng”, looking at information literacy in specific contexts/ media) in the journal Danish Library Research. The call is in Danish, for articles in Danish. However, they will also accept articles in English. More information on the International Information Literacies Research… Continue

For UK people, some workshops are running shortly, organised by LIRG>



Writing for publication - introductory and follow up workshops in

Loughborough (19 Nov and 8 December), Leeds (30th Nov and 7 Dec) and

Glasgow (22 November and 2 Dec)



What is Evidence Based Library and Information Practice and what'’s in

it for me? An introductory workshop – Manchester (14… Continue