This document discusses research summaries as an evolving tool for knowledge mobilization. It describes summaries that are 2 pages, written in clear language, vetted by researchers, and open access. A 2008 SSHRC grant supported their development as part of the ResearchImpact network toolkit. The format is now used by 10 offices across 5 institutions. Focus groups validated the summaries as helpful for policymakers, community groups, and researchers. Examples are provided of 4 organizations that produce summaries, along with their successes with and challenges of using the format. Contact information is given for representatives from each organization.

1. Research Summaries: An Evolving
Tool in the KMb Tool Box
Anne Bergen, Shasta Carr-Harris
Jason Guriel, Michael Johnny,
Shawna Reibling

2.  Summaries of single research studies:
 2 pages long, clear language writing
 Vetted by researcher
 Open access, open copyright
 SSHRC grant (2008) at YorkU.
 Part of ResearchImpact network toolkit.
 10 offices in 5 institutions are using the format.
 Validated by focus groups including policymakers,
community practitioners and researchers.

3. Wilfrid Laurier
University
Shawna Reibling
Success: We’ve
started.
Challenge:
Awareness across
campus and beyond.

4. wlu.ca/clearlanguage

5. Institute for
Community Engaged
Scholarship (ICES),
University of Guelph
Anne Bergen
Success: Midterm
evaluation for writers
and researchers is an
essential tool.
Challenge:
Understanding the
"who" of uptake.

6. https://dspace.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/2834

7. Knowledge Network
for Applied
Education Research
(KNAER)
Shasta Carr-Harris
Challenge:
Researcher Interest.
Success:
Partnerships with
others doing this
work.

8. http://oere.oise.utoronto.ca/

9. Evidence Exchange
Network for Mental
Health and Addictions
(EENet)
Jason Guriel
Success: Public health
nurse found Snapshots
helpful to her work.
Challenge: Building clear
language writing capacity
in Snapshot authors.

10. http://eenet.ca/products-tools

11. Anne Bergen, Institute for Community-Engaged
Scholarship/ College of Social and Applied Human Sciences,
University of Guelph bergena@uoguelph.ca
Shasta Carr-Harris, Knowledge Network for Applied
Education Research (KNAER), OISE, University of Toronto
oere.knaer.oise@utoronto.ca
Jason Guriel, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Jason.guriel@camh.ca
Shawna Reibling, Twitter: @MobilizeShawna
sreibling@wlu.ca
Michael Johnny, York University mjohnny@yorku.ca
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