SHARE: Embed your library in the research process

"Share on google_plusone_shareShare on hootsuiteShare on tumblrShare on facebookMore Sharing Services 1 SHARE Embed your library in the research process "Librarians need to be more involved in the process of scholarship, not just collecting its output." Judy Ruttenberg Program Director for Transforming Research Libraries, Association of Research Libraries The same modern technology that advances research methods also expands the role that libraries play in the research process. Researchers may compile massive digital data sets, build computer programs to run complex calculations and present the results through draft papers, blogs, conference presentations and, finally, published work. Libraries traditionally have collected and preserved the published work. The SHARE community initiative seeks to engage librarians in conversations about what to do with these other research outputs ... The Evolving Scholarly Record, a report by OCLC Research, proposes a framework that describes the diverse array of materials moving into the scholarly record today as well as the key roles in the stakeholder ecosystem surrounding those materials ..."