4. About the RIN
Policy, guidance and support on:
• search and discovery
• access and use of information services
• scholarly communications
• digital content and e‐research
• collaborative collection management and
storage
5. Published
July 2008
UK focus
Research by
AimTech Ltd
Ongoing work
6. Information skills
• Using electronic repositories
• Using subject‐based portals / gateways
• Using appropriate search engines
• Obtaining research papers and data
• Finding research material in the Library
• Evaluating research information
• Bibliographical citation
• Citing websites
• Managing information generated through research
• Retaining and preserving research information
• Open access to research reports
• Licensing and copyright issues
• Developments in metadata
8. LIS Academics
Information literacy Research
information
methodologies and
tools’
9. Institutional level strategies and
responsibilities
• Strategic thinking about the place of
information training within the wider training
provision?
• Attempts to align library, information and
training strategies with broader institutional
research strategies?
• Moves towards an integrated approach?
11. Scale, organisation and content of
library provision
Information Evaluating,
organising,
seeking managing,
transforming or
Citation of communicating
sources information
Key underpinning
Portfolio of issues such as
services copyright and open
access
provided
18. Current RIN
activities
• 16 July 2009 event
• Securing more coverage of information skills
in training programmes
• Sharing good practice
• Improving communication and promoting
joint planning