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Collaborative Innovation: University Libraries and Research in Ireland

Exploring the collaborative efforts between university libraries and research stakeholders in Ireland to drive economic development through investments in education and research. This seminar highlights policy agendas, funding initiatives, and the strategic use of library resources to support a knowledge-based economy. The establishment of digital archives and open-access repositories also plays a crucial role in advancing research initiatives.

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Collaborative Innovation: University Libraries and Research in Ireland

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  1. Collaboration between university libraries and the research community in Ireland Sean Phillips 4th UNICA seminar, Prague, 15 May 2008

  2. The background Main factors in economic development • Change in economic policy (1950s) • Investment in education (1960s and 1970s) • EU membership (from 1973) • Investment in research (from 2000) …and also… • Social partnership • Tax policy • Geography, demography, language

  3. GNP per capita 1975-2003: Ireland and other advanced economies 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 Source: World Bank, 2003

  4. The policy agendas • National agenda • a knowledge-based society and economy • European Union agenda • the Lisbon strategy (2000): to make the EU "the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-driven economy by 2010" • Framework FP7 (2007-2013): affirms that “the 'knowledge triangle' - research, education and innovation - is a core factor in meeting the ambitious Lisbon goals”.

  5. National Development Plan 2000-2006 Enterprise and development component • Technology Foresight fund (€646m) • Administered by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Education component • Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (€605m) • Administered by the Higher Education Authority (HEA)

  6. National Development Plan 2006-2013 • Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation • €8,200m in total, including • SFI funds • HEA funds • EU funds • Other public funds • Private sector funds • Doubling of PhDs by 2013

  7. 0.55 % of GNP 0.70-0.75 % of GNP 0.36 % of GNP Public Investment in R&D € Billion Hypothetical NDP 2000-2006 Total = €4.0B NDP 2007-2013 Total = €8.2B Sources: Historical - State Expenditure on R&D 2005-6, Forfás. Future – CSA estimates based on NDP.

  8. Studies and reviews • OECD Review of Higher Education in Ireland (2004) • Irish Universities Association Reform of 3rd level and creation of 4th level Ireland: securing competitive advantage in the 21st century (2005) • Higher Education Authority Review of Research Infrastructure (2007) • Royal Irish Academy Advancing Humanities and Social Sciences Research in Ireland (2007)

  9. …and the response The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) - €300m, 2005-2010, to be applied to: • Institutional restructuring and reform • Teaching and learning reforms • Quality improvement initiatives • Inter-institutional collaboration • Improved performance management systems • Management information systems

  10. The university libraries • University College Dublin • Trinity College Dublin • Dublin City University • National University of Ireland Maynooth • National University of Ireland Galway • University College Cork • University of Limerick Acting together, the IUA (Irish Universities Association) Librarians’ Group

  11. Collaborative priorities • National on-line journals resource • Open-access repositories • Federated search facility • Digitisation

  12. The research stakeholders • Deans (Vice-Presidents) of Research • Research Support Offices • Researchers (academic staff, postgraduate and postdoctoral students) • Deans of Graduate Studies • Irish Universities Association • Science Foundation Ireland • Higher Education Authority

  13. IReL – Irish Research e-Library • About 30,000 e-journals • Contents determined by librarians and researchers • Centrally funded (by SFI and HEA) • Centrally managed (by university librarians) • STM component €20.25m for 2004-2008 • HSS component €15m for 2006-2009

  14. IRel Management & Relationships IUA Librarians Group Publishers Funders HEA SFI CCL IRIS Ltd. IUA Libraries Steering Group Monitoring Group Licensing Group Web Site Group Local Promotion

  15. IReL-Open • Open access promotion • IUA (Irish Universities Association) statement • SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) and IRCSET (Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology) mandates • OA repositories in each university • National portal • Three-year project 2007-2009 • Links with universities’ research management systems • Funded from the strategic innovation fund

  16. IVRLA – Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive • Digitise materials from 4 separate repositories: • University Library Special Collections • Irish Folklore Archive • School of History and Archives • School of Irish • In a range of formats: • Print, manuscript, graphic, photographic, audio and video • Establish storage, management & integration systems • Develop a researcher-oriented interface • Personalised and customisable • User-defined and recommender services • Annotation facilities • Study costs, legal aspects, digital curation • Scalable and transferable

  17. IVRLA – Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive • €2.1m over 5 years (2004-2009) from PRTLI • Managed by, and based in, University Library • Co-operation with Directors of Repositories • Co-operation with Heads of relevant academic departments • Consultation with researchers

  18. Planned developments • Extending IReL to the entire research community • Single federated search system for all research libraries • Inclusion of digital theses in OA repositories • Retrodigitisation of print theses

  19. Libraries moving centre-stage? • Virtual learning environments • Information skills training for undergraduates and researchers • Research initiatives (e.g. IVRLA, IReL, IReL-Open) • Fundamental shift in the nature of our engagement with the academic community • Sharing of the mission • From support to partner

  20. More opportunities… • Digital Humanities Observatory • Collaborative, led by Royal Irish Academy • Foras Feasa • Collaborative, led by National University of Ireland Maynooth • Long Room Hub • Institutional, Trinity College Dublin

  21. …and more challenges • Developing further academic/researcher partnerships • Developing research-focussed tools • Continuation of financial support • Providing for non-priority subjects

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