Kami Memimpin We Lead
Empowering Librarians through Collaboration: Demonstrating Value
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AIRLANGGA LIBRARY (ICOAL)
“TRANSFORMASI PERPUSTAKAAN SEBAGAI MANAJEMEN DATA RESEARCH UNTUK MENDUKUNG WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY”
Radia Banu Jan Mohamad
Assistant Chief Librarian
Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Content
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Research and Learning Support
• Scholarly Communication Activities
• Research Data Management
• Conclusion
ABSTRACT
Academic libraries and librarians have always been involved in some kind of collaboration within the campus communities since
ages. With the advent of technologies combined with violent funding crisis and perception of relevance battles, academic
libraries are trying their best to demonstrate value to their campus community to stay afloat. This paper discusses the opportunities available for libraries and librarians to enhance
their faculties and empower the librarians through creative collaboration in the areas of research and learning support;
scholarly communication activities and research data
management to ensure the sustainability and relevance of the institution and the profession.
Keywords: Collaboration, Academic Libraries, Liaison Librarian, Research Data Management, Institutional Repository
Academic libraries and librarians have always been involved in some kind of collaboration within the campus communities since
ages. With the advent of technologies combined with violent funding crisis and perception of relevance battles, academic
libraries are trying their best to demonstrate value to their campus community to stay afloat. This paper discusses the opportunities available for libraries and librarians to enhance
their faculties and empower the librarians through creative collaboration in the areas of research and learning support;
scholarly communication activities and research data
management to ensure the sustainability and relevance of the institution and the profession.
Keywords: Collaboration, Academic Libraries, Liaison Librarian, Research Data
Management, Institutional Repository
INTRODUCTION
Libraries and collaboration is not a recent trend even though the literature in the field of library science shows that the subject has only grown significant since the beginning of 21st century.
Libraries have always been known as being collaborative.
Libraries and collaboration is not a recent trend even though the literature in the field of library science shows that the subject has only grown significant since the beginning of 21st century.
Libraries have always been known as being collaborative.
Collaborating with other campus departments, programs or external organizations is becoming increasingly common and can assist the libraries in providing stronger services for the patrons and demonstrate value to their communities.A report published in the year 2009-10 from Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) entitled “What’s the value of an academic library?”
suggests that projecting library value could also allow libraries to market themselves more effectively.
Collaborating with other campus departments, programs or external organizations is becoming increasingly common and can assist the libraries in providing stronger services for the patrons and demonstrate value to their communities.A report published in the year 2009-10 from Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) entitled “What’s the value of an academic library?”
suggests that projecting library value could also allow libraries to market themselves more effectively.
Collaboration defines as a mutually beneficial and well defined relationship entered into by two or more organizations to achieve common goals. The learning literature argues that collaboration not only transfers existing knowledge among organizations, but also facilitates the creation of new knowledge and produce synergistic solutions
Collaboration defines as a mutually beneficial and well defined relationship entered into by two or more organizations to achieve common goals. The learning literature argues that collaboration not only transfers existing knowledge among organizations, but also facilitates the creation of new knowledge and produce synergistic solutions
The public funded Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) in Malaysia is following the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) transformation blueprint designated as Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015 – 2025 (MEB) Higher Education (HE).
It gives direction to the HLI’s community to soar upwards and be on the right track with high standard vision and mission statements.
The public funded Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) in Malaysia is following the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) transformation blueprint designated as Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015 – 2025 (MEB) Higher Education (HE).
It gives direction to the HLI’s community to soar upwards and be on the right track with high standard vision and mission statements.
MEB (HE) outlines ten (10) shifts to be executed, and HLIs should be concern of supporting the advancement of Research and Development (R&D). It has intangibly pressured the Academic Librarians to change their roles and outlook to be more relevant in supporting research and learning styles of 21st century.
MEB (HE) outlines ten (10) shifts to be executed, and HLIs should be concern
of supporting the advancement of Research and Development (R&D). It has
intangibly pressured the Academic Librarians to change their roles and
outlook to be more relevant in supporting research and learning styles of
21st century.
RESEARCH AND
LEARNING SUPPORT
• One of the methods of engaging in collaboration activities in academic environment among library and researchers is through liaison or a subject specialist.
• Key factor of successful implementation of Research Support Services if followed by the strengthening of the functions of the Subject or Liaison Academic Librarians.
• Two major groups of librarians well known for supporting the researchers in the University are:
i. USM Liaison Librarians Committee
ii. Librarians involved in Strategic Program in Research Support Service
(SPiReSS)
Strategic Program in Research Support Service (SPiReSS)
Strategic Program in Research Support Service (SPiReSS)
To facilitate the researchers to work smart in academic writing and scholarly publishing.
To facilitate the researchers to work smart in academic writing and scholarly publishing.
To help researchers on managing the research data.
To help researchers on managing the research data.
To help researchers to use interactive online applications that could simplify the research works.
To help researchers to use interactive online
applications that could simplify the research works.
Open Access Publication
Mendeley:
Bibliography
Management Tool
Google Drive
Google Scholar
Easy to Write with MS Word for Thesis
Writing
Modules
Training, branding and grooming
• Collaboration with Pusat Transformasi Insan, USM (USM Training Centre) in organizing trainings for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) program for staff and
Continuous Student Development (CSD) program for students.
• 46 classes with the total of 433 participants in 2015
• 57 classes with total of 526 participants in 2016
• 100 + classes with 800 participants in 2017
USM MOOCS
Library Support for MOOCs
• Librarians must be familiar with MOOCs
• Librarians can play their roles in:
i) Clearing copyright content
ii) Supporting production as Content Creator
iii) Supporting students iv) Preserving MOOCs
content
SCHOLARLY
COMMUNICATION
ACTIVITIES
INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY
" ... a university-based institutional repository is a set of services that a university offers to the
members of its community for the management and dissemination of digital materials created by the institution and its community members
(Lynch, 2003). "
Increase visibility of the research materials Increase visibility of the research materials
Increase access to the research materials Increase access to the research materials
Manage and preserve the intellectual property of the institution Manage and preserve the intellectual property of the institution
Increase scholarly communication activities economically Increase scholarly communication activities economically
Provide research platform and promote open access Provide research platform and promote open access
WHY IR?
Serves as a repository for storing a variety of electronic information materials such as articles from academic magazines, books, thesis, examination papers, research reports, photographs and others.
Serves as a repository for storing a variety of electronic information materials such as articles from academic magazines, books, thesis, examination papers, research reports, photographs and others.
Provides free access around the world and can be used freely for research
and learning at the University. It can be used
as an online reference source that easy, effective and accessible at any time
via the Internet.
Provides free access around the world and can be used freely for research
and learning at the University. It can be used
as an online reference source that easy, effective and accessible at any time
via the Internet.
The main purpose of this repository is to provide
reference materials to individuals and University
in the form of online.
Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut is the department responsible for managing the repository as a whole.
The main purpose of this repository is to provide
reference materials to individuals and University
in the form of online.
Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut is the department responsible for managing the repository as a whole.
Repository@USM
• developed an institutional repository using open
source software named eprints.
Knowledge,
Communication and Technology Center,
Universiti Sains Malaysia Knowledge,
Communication and Technology Center,
Universiti Sains Malaysia
• to be as a center for
managing all the university publication through
Repository@USM.
All schools and departments in main campus of
Universiti Sains Malaysia and also
all branches All schools and departments in main campus of
Universiti Sains Malaysia and also
all branches
Collaboration with:
http://eprints.usm.my/
e-PERUNDANGAN
A repository to store all the policies, guidelines, rules and others documents that have been approved by the
Top Management of the Universiti Sains Malaysia / Responsible Centre for ease of reference and implementation. The contents of this repository include Policies, Guidelines, Regulations, Constitution,
Statutes, Establishments, Terms of Reference and others to facilitate the University's ability to obtain
accurate documentation.
A repository to store all the policies, guidelines, rules and others documents that have been approved by the
Top Management of the Universiti Sains Malaysia / Responsible Centre for ease of reference and implementation. The contents of this repository include Policies, Guidelines, Regulations, Constitution,
Statutes, Establishments, Terms of Reference and others to facilitate the University's ability to obtain
accurate documentation.
http://www.eperundangan.usm.my
• Managing resources
• Scanning
• Editing
• Uploading Legal Office,
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Legal Office, Universiti Sains
Malaysia
• Developed the repository using wordpress
• Technical aspect Knowledge,
Communication and Technology Center, Universiti
Sains Malaysia Knowledge, Communication
and Technology Center, Universiti
Sains Malaysia
Collaboration with:
Librarians’ roles in creating awareness to support scholarly communication through Open Access
Educate through Outreach – Roadshow, Symposia
Recognition & Reward
RESEARCH DATA
MANAGEMENT
• Research data management (RDM) is about “the organisation of data, from its entry to the
research cycle through to the dissemination and archiving of valuable results.” (Whyte and Tedds, 2011: 1)
• It consists of a number of different activities and processes associated with the data lifecycle,
involving the design and creation of data, storage, security, preservation, retrieval, sharing, and
reuse, all taking into account technical capabilities,
ethical considerations, legal issues and governance
frameworks.
• RDM being implemented by academic and research libraries
worldwide University must meet the needs and demands of various performance assessments and ratings of the University at the
national and international levels.
• Since the year of 2010, USM Librarians have been involved in
providing publication data to Corporate Development Division, USM for Malaysia Research Assessment Instrument (MyRA) purposes.
• ‘MyRA’ is an acronym for the Malaysian Research Assessment
Instrument formulated by Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE). The first objective was to identify 5 universities in Malaysia to be
awarded Malaysian Research University (MRU) status.
Section C (MyRA):
Quantity and Quality of Research Section C (MyRA):
Quantity and Quality of Research
Publications
• Total number of publications in
SCOPUS / WOS / ERA indexed journals
• Total number of publications in
SCOPUS / WOS / ERA indexed conference proceedings
• Joint publications
Publications
• Total number of publications in
SCOPUS / WOS / ERA indexed journals
• Total number of publications in
SCOPUS / WOS / ERA indexed conference proceedings
• Joint publications
Publication Impact
• Total citation of publications
• Number of articles published in Q1 and Q2 journals
• Percentage of publications in Q1 and Q2 journals
Publication Impact
• Total citation of publications
• Number of articles published in Q1 and Q2 journals
• Percentage of publications in Q1 and Q2 journals
Total number of publications in
other journals Total number of
publications in other journals
Other publications
Other
publications
• Massive amount of information needs to be searched, compiled, deposited and verified
• Data need to be arranged in an organized and orderly manner in order to enable their addition, retrieval and analysis.
• Data will be analyzed and used by the top management as a guide for forming strategic plans.
• Research Data Management Unit developed in February 2018 to focus on the research data management.
• Objective to develop Open Data Hub to provide academic research datas for Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), a section for research data management focusing on organizing Publication Data and
Research Data.
