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Dear Colleague,
Good Practice in Information Literacy for Academic Research
14th
March 2011
The University of Warwick
http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/infoliteracy11
Please
find attached a copy of the draft programme for the Research Information
Network and UKCGE, joint event looking at ‘Good Practice in Information
Literacy for Academic Research.
Information
is the lifeblood of academic research. The sheer volume of scholarly material,
the ceaseless growth in its quantity, the enormously diverse and often complex
forms that it takes: these factors create huge challenges for academic
researchers faced with the discovering, accessing, reading, reviewing,
manipulating, mining, managing and creating of information (which is also taken
to include data) in all its guises.
Given
these challenges, the ability of researchers to handle information is of vital
importance. Many individuals have become adept at developing approaches and
using innovative technologies to make the most of the information environment,
but others rather less so. Questions about how researchers develop appropriate
skills and understanding, the support they receive, the training opportunities
provided for them, and the take-up of such opportunities are thus highly
pertinent; as is the capacity of the relevant players (librarians, trainers,
graduate school personnel, research supervisors…) to ensure that these skills
and understanding are imparted professionally.
The
workshop will address these issues, and will consider the steps being taken to
promote a more consistent and cohesive approach to this important but sometimes
neglected aspect of researcher development. The event will be an opportunity to
discuss the experiences of workshop participants in information-handling
training, current provision in their institutions, ideas that they might have
about developing this provision, and the role of UKCGE in helping to develop
the agenda. This will be considered in the context of initiatives such as
Vitae’s Researcher Development Framework and the work currently being
undertaken under the auspices of JISC and the Research Information Network.
The
cost of this event is £185 for UKCGE Members and £235 for
non-members. This includes a delegate pack, lunch and refreshments.
For
further information and bookings, please visit: http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/events/eventsarea/infoliteracy11
Best wishes
Angus
Angus Burns
Events Officer
UK Council for Graduate Education
Lichfield Centre
The Friary
Lichfield
WS13 6QG
Tel: 01543 308603
Fax: 01543 308604
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