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2022
Research report
British Library Research Report 2020–21
This fifth annual research report has a particular emphasis on digital research, with features on crowdsourcing, international collaborations in digital scholarship and digitising our collections. A highlight this year was the return of exhibitions at our St Pancras site in London. You can read about the research that informed three...British Library
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2022
Research report
British Library Research Report 2019-20
It will come as no surprise that the impacts of a global pandemic on our research activities are a major theme of this, our fourth, annual Research Report. Regular readers will know that our reports reflect the breadth of research undertaken by our staff, students, fellows and collaborators during the...British Library
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2020
Research report
British Library Research Report 2018-19
Welcome to our third annual Research Report, covering the academic year October 2018 to September 2019. Research is central to the work of the British Library, permeating what we do as an organisation and shaping what we are able to offer to all our users, collaborators and audiences. Reflecting on...British Library
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2019
Research report
British Library Research Report 2017-18
The Library’s role as an Independent Research Organisation (IRO) is central to our research identity, supporting a thriving research culture and enabling us to lead and partner on high level research. The funding we receive feeds into all aspects of our vision, supporting learning, custodianship, business and international partnerships, and...British Library
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2018
Research report
British Library Research Report 2016-17
The British Library has always been a place where research happens. Academics, students and independent researchers alike use our Reading Rooms to undertake detailed study on topics from every disciplinary area, reflecting the national and international collections we care for. More recently, our users have been able to access an...British Library
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2018
Research report
Enabling use of DOIs for data citation in longitudinal studies: A report on the DataCite UK Workshop for CLOSER
The UK’s longitudinal studies (including cohort and household panel studies) have been making their data available to researchers beyond their immediate staff for decades. Over this time, they have developed various models of data sharing and citation that have increased the value of the data collected. DataCite was created in...British Library
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2009
Research report
Patterns of information use and exchange: case studies of researchers in the life sciences
Scientific advances, the availability of powerful new information and communications technologies, and new policies governing research funding have brought major changes for life science researchers. Together these developments have significantly altered both their needs and their practices in acquiring, generating and using information resources. In this context, our key aim...Research Information Network ; British Library ; Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation ; Digital Curation Centre
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2011
Research report
Information handling in collaborative research: an exploration of five case studies
Between October 2010 and June 2011, TNS-BMRB conducted a study on behalf of the Research Information Network (RIN) and the British Library (BL), exploring the challenges to information handling in collaborative research and providing recommendations for potential interventions to help to enhance effectiveness.Jordan, Elizabeth ; Hunter, Andrew ; Seale, Becky ; Thomas, Andrew ; Levitt, Ruth …