ISSN 1745-5790 (online)
ISSN 1745-5782 (print)
The list of contents for SCONUL Focus 56 can be found below. Each article is in PDF format.
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Innovation in research support
Sending research material and data into the future
Malcolm Raggett, Ed Fay
Teaching research students: refreshing our practice and responding to participant feedback
Angela Newton, Dan Pullinger
The Sussex Research Hive: providing peer-led support for doctoral researchers
Joanna Ball
Research Support Librarian at Imperial College London: the first year
Tim Reeves
The researchers of tomorrow: how are ‘Generation Y’ doctoral students finding and using information?
Summary provided by the British Library
RLUK/SCONUL response to BIS statement on access to publicly funded research
Increasing the engagement: widening participation at York
Clare Ackerley, Tony Wilson
Library language: words and their definitions
Kirsty Carver, Maria Introwicz, Susan Mottram, Sophie North
Daddy works in a library: flexible working fathers
Daren Mansfield
Does it really improve their marks?
Adam Edwards, Vanessa Hill
Getting to the root of student ‘dis-satisfaction’ at the University of East London
Graham Fennell, Robin Stinson, Simone Ngozi Okolo
Study space assistants: the Royal Holloway experience
Carol Sadlowski
Quid pro quo: Harnessing multimedia students’ skills to produce library videos
Siobhán Dunne
The use of Prezi for customer journeys and customer service excellence
Jenny Morgan
Libraries and Learning Innovation and the use of Twitter
Helen Loughran, Carly Miller
Creating a successful chat library service: ‘Ask a librarian live’ at Cardiff University
Sonja Haerkoenen, Andrew Blackmore, Rob Beadle
Library induction with YouTube, Camtasia and an iPad
Richard Taylor
Embedding QR codes in the Bournemouth University print collection
Neil Ford
Demonstrating value and maximising impact
Conference report by Valerie Stevenson
DARTS3: The Third Discover Academic Research Training & Support Conference
Conference review by Michelle Blake
Approaches to research data management
Event reviewed by Valerie Stevenson
Managing research
Reviewed by Neil Stewart
Practical cataloguing: AACR, RDA and MARC21
Reviewed by Clare Foster
Personalising library services in higher education: the boutique approach
Reviewed by Valerie Stevenson
Transforming information literacy instruction using learner-centered teaching
Reviewed by Jo Ashley
The Special Collections Handbook
Reviewed by Katy Hooper