Welcome and Introduction

Professor Hazel Hall@hazelh

DREaM Project Principal Investigator

Welcome all!

• It didn’t snow and we all made it– Hurrah!

• Thank you to the British Library for hosting us today– with special thanks to Rossitza

This presentation

• Practicalities• DREaM project news• DREaM network member news• #lis_dream5 news

Practicalities• Fire exits and alarms• “Light touch” chairing – Charles in the morning, Hazel in the afternoon

• Twitter hashtag is #lis_dream3

• At the end of the day– Please return badges and evaluation forms

• Materials online next week– Blog reports by midday Monday 6th February please

DREaM project news• All materials from #lis_dream2 posted online

the week after the event– Thank you Kirsty, thank you bloggers

• Paper on the project accepted for QQML– Thank you Charles, thank you Alison

• Article on the network in preparation– Thank you Louise

• Initial investigations into follow-on grant

We’ve done some community house-keeping

• Thank you everyone, especially Christine

DREaM network member news

• Lauren has moved to Glasgow and started her PhD

• Katie and Audrey have new jobs• Alison announced runner-up Information

World Review Information Professional of the Year 2011

Research in Librarianship Impact Evaluation Study report now available http://www.researchinfonet.org/libraries/rilies/

Follow-up study RiLIES2 due to start next month

Concluding conference• Monday 9th July• British Library• Registrations open in the spring

(March)• Programme available:http://lisresearch.org/dream-project/dream-event-5-conference-monday-9-july-2012/

Practitioner research excellence award (£500)

• to individual practitioner or team of practitioners

• in UK or Republic of Ireland• for work since 2009Key dates• Nominate by 30th April 2012• Award at #lis_dream5

Dr Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre

• #lis_dream5 closing keynote speaker

• Research, evidence bases, decision making, and policy

• Ben will also present the award

• http://www.badscience.net/about-dr-ben-goldacre/Photo credit: Rhys Stacker

Today’s speakers: Peter, Tom, Mike and Nick

Enjoy the day!