Résumés
Abstract
Over the last twenty years knowledge mobilization (KM) is increasingly a priority for researchers, funders, and universities. As KM emphasizes non-traditional forms of mobilization and encourages approaching research differently (e.g. co-production) there is a natural fit with advancements in academic librarianship such as digital scholarship. The goal of KM is to increase the use and positive impact of research beyond academia. Many researchers, required to plan and do KM as part of the funding requirements, need additional supports to learn about and mobilize their research beyond traditional approaches; academic institutions are responding with developing support services or roles in the institution. Approaches to these services are diverse, some centralized, some faculty or department specific, some dedicated roles, others added on to existing roles. In this paper we describe a pilot project to support KM at one Canadian university. Specifically, we share the development, initiation, and program model of a KM support unit within an academic library. We make the case for the importance of physical location of this type of service, the value the library adds to this service, and other lessons learned through this pilot project.
Keywords:
- knowledge mobilization,
- research impact,
- library programs,
- research services
Résumé
Au cours des vingt dernières années, la mobilisation des connaissances (MC) est devenue une priorité de plus en plus importante pour les chercheurs, les bailleurs de fonds et les universités. Tout comme la MC met l’accent sur les méthodes non-traditionnelles de mobilisation et encourage des approches alternatives à la recherche (p. ex., la co-production), elle s’inscrit naturellement dans les avancements au sein des bibliothèques universitaires tels que la recherche numérique. Le but de la MC est d’accroître l’utilisation et l’impact positif de la recherche au-delà du monde académique. Comme de nombreux chercheurs sont désormais tenus de faire de la MC dans le cadre de leurs exigences de financement, ils ont besoin d’un soutien supplémentaire pour connaître et mobiliser leur recherche au-delà des approches traditionnelles. Les établissements postsecondaires réagissent en développant des services d’appui à la MC et/ou des rôles en MC au sein de leurs établissements. Les approches à ces services sont nombreuses : certaines sont centralisées tandis que d’autres sont spécifiques à une faculté ou à un département; certaines sont des rôles dédiés tandis que d’autres sont ajoutées à d’autres rôles. Dans cet article, nous décrivons un projet pilote visant à soutenir la MC dans une université canadienne. Plus précisément, nous partageons le développement, le lancement et le modèle de programme d’une unité de soutien à la MC dans une bibliothèque universitaire. Nous expliquons l’importance de l’emplacement physique de ce type de service, la valeur ajoutée de la bibliothèque à ce service et d’autres leçons tirées de ce projet pilote.
Mots-clés :
- Mobilisation des connaissances,
- impact de la recherche,
- programmes de la bibliothèque,
- services de recherche
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