Creating change to triumph: a view from Australia
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This document discusses how Australian university libraries have managed change and created change to thrive and triumph. It provides an overview of change management concepts and the Australian context. It then presents case studies of how libraries have capitalized on opportunities to increase the discoverability, use and impact of research through initiatives like institutional repositories, research data services, and supporting open access. The document emphasizes how collaborative efforts through organizations like CAUL have helped libraries demonstrate leadership and value. It concludes that Australian university libraries have not just adapted to change but have been innovators in transforming research support.
Creating change to triumph: a view from Australia
- 1. CREATING CHANGE TO TRIUMPH: A VIEW FROM AUSTRALIA RLUK 16 JILL BENN @jillebenn
- 2. Linda O’Brien Pro Vice Chancellor (Information Services) Griffith University
- 3. Overview 1. Cambietics: The Management of Change 2. The Australian Environment 3. Case Studies and Examples 4. Benchmarking
- 4. 1. Cambietics: the Management of Change
- 5. …today, a manager unskilled in managing change, in making change happen, is no manager. Barrett, FD (1985)
- 6. cambietics 1. Coping with change to survive 2. Capitalising on change to thrive 3. Creating change to triumph Barrett, FD (1985)
- 7. “ Creating change to triumph though, is the true challenge. It means being an actor rather than a reactor, an inventor rather than an imitator. It means making waves rather than riding on them. It means being a builder of the new society and the new economy. It is to be an innovator/entrepreneur. Barrett, FD (1985)
- 8. 2. The Australian Context
- 10. Australia is the 7th most represented country in the 2015 THE rankings – 22 institution's in top 400 3.9% of the world’s research output (0.3% of the world’s population). International education 3rd largest export Source: Universities Australia, Higher Education Facts and Figures, November 2015
- 13. Pressure on the University Sector Australia’s research libraries striving to demonstrate value
- 14. 3. Case Studies and Examples
- 15. Institutional Repositories Providing access to Australian university publication outputs. Research Data Australian universities have populated the Australian Research Data Commons with 100,000 data collections. Impact Measurement Libraries offer a variety of services to assist researchers assess and describe their research impact. AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES Research Assessment Some Libraries manage the collection of publications for research assessment. Research Training Australian Libraries play a major role in training of Australia’s researchers in a variety of areas. Support for Open Access Libraries assist researchers comply with federal funder open access mandates.
- 16. Research Advisory Committee CAUL members increase the discoverability, use and impact of Australia’s research outputs through information leadership, collaboration and the application of information management expertise
- 17. CAUL Research Advisory Committee Capacity Building CAUL hold an annual event bringing together all research repository staff to discuss best practice and new developments. Engagement Regular meetings with Australia’s major funding agencies enable CAUL to take a proactive approach. Promote the work of Australian University Libraries to bodies such as Universities Australia. Leadership and Action Providing collaborative leadership across the University sector for action.
- 18. Australia ORCID Consortium Model ▪ CAUL played a leading role in establishment in conjunction with others. ▪ Maximise the benefit of ORCID within each institution through reduced cost, flexibility for implementation and ongoing support. ▪ International approaches (eg. JISC) provided important insights and lessons learnt.
- 19. Research Data Australia Infrastructure Projects Capacity Building
- 21. Australian Research Data Projects Terra Nova – the Research Library of the Future (Griffith University) Australian Climate Change Adaption Information Hub. Provides a central information hub for researchers. John de Later Centre – Mineral and Geochemical Data (Curtin University) Major open data collection of mineral and geochemical data. Australian Drosophilia Ecology and Evolution Resource (University of Melbourne) Comprising 103 open datasets consisting of clinical and species distribution data.
- 22. Australian Research Data Projects CropPAL (University of Western Australia) A world first open database cataloging the location of vital proteins in barley, wheat, rice and maize. Online Ancient Genome Respository (University of Adelaide) Captures and catalogues ancient human genome and microbiome data, including raw sequence and processed data. Imaging Locus (Monash University) Captures imaging data generated by Monash’s instruments. Major open data collection showcasing significant imaging datasets.
- 24. Australasian Open Access Strategy Group 1. Advocate 2. Collaborate 3. Raise Awareness 4. Lead & Build Capacity http://aoasg.org.au/
- 25. 4. Benchmarking the Australian Context
- 26. “ My view is that the collective response of AU University Libraries made it much easier to transform how AU deals with data overall, and is better able to engage internationally. There are strong individual libraries internationally re data - UC, or Oxford, et al, but collectively the libraries, and through CAUL have made a big change. Dr Ross Wilkinson Executive Director of the Australian National Data Service
- 30. “ …Australian university libraries see themselves as genuine partners in research…this was not an attitude I had ever met in such explicitness in Europe. Australian librarians are more than just casual fellow-travellers of researchers; they see themselves as powerful allies, eager to contribute to the research excellence of their university…As a rather cynical and sober European, I found this healthy self-confidence of Australian librarians both refreshing and fascinating. --Alice Keller (2015)
- 31. In conclusion…. ▪ Libraries must demonstrate value and impact and provide leadership. ▪ Australian university libraries have not only capitalised on change to survive, but have created change to triumph. ▪ Importance of working collectively through CAUL and its Research Advisory Committee, ANDS and AOASG.
- 33. Credits and References ▪ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival ▪ FD Barrett (1985) “Cambietics: The New Science of Managing Change”, Management Decision, Vol. 23 Iss 5 pp. 25-36. ▪ Alice Keller (2015) Research Support in Australian University Libraries: An Outsider View, Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 46:2. ▪ Image on slide 9 from http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/Images/UserUploadedImages/3426/Australian_Universiti es_Map_May_2014_Largev2.jpg ▪ Image on slide 12 (Lightbulb Rainbow) courtesy of Drew Coffman (CC-BY) ▪ Images on slides 19, 20, 23 used courtesy of the Australian National Data Service ▪ All other images used freely courtesy of Pixabay