"Research Data Management (RDM) has become a professional topic of great importance internationally following changes in scholarship and government policies about the sharing of research data. ...'Exploring Research Data Management' provides an accessible introduction and guide to RDM with engaging tasks for the reader to follow and develop their knowledge. Starting by exploring the world of research and the importance and complexity of data in the research process, the book considers how a multi-professional support service can be created then examines the decisions that need to be made in designing different types of research data service from local policy creation, training, through to creating a data depository."--Back cove
The Routledge Intermediate Dutch Reader has been specially designed for upper intermediate learners of Dutch and comprises a broad selection of graded readings.
The readings are taken from a range of ...contemporary Dutch writing, from newspapers and magazines through to specialist journals and the internet. The texts have been specifically selected to ensure students receive maximum exposure to topics pertaining to Dutch language, culture and society, making this Reader an enjoyable and stimulating resource with a meaningful cultural context.
Each reading is fully supported by:
a general introduction
a vocabulary list with example sentences
a number of text comprehension questions and extensive vocabulary exercises with model answers provided in the key
a wide variety of speaking exercises relevant to the vocabulary and topic at hand
a number of internet research tasks
a short list of suggested further reading.
A full glossary of words, an overview of fixed word combinations and an outline of irregular verbs are also available as free downloads at http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415550086/
Suitable for both class use and independent study, The Routledge Intermediate Dutch Reader is an essential tool for facilitating vocabulary learning and increasing reading proficiency.
Academic libraries are changing how they support research. For example, their involvement in research data management (RDM) implies a much deeper relationship with researchers throughout the research ...lifecycle. Perhaps we are witnessing a shift from support to partnership. This study examines how librarians, IT staff, and research administrators see research and their own relation to it. Within an interpretative methodology, 20 semi-structured interviews with librarians, IT staff, and research administrators were analyzed thematically. Librarians often talked about research via the discourse of research-led teaching. They also conceived of it via notions of collection and to a lesser extent through reference work or copyright expertise. They saw some of their own continuing professional development or service development work as akin to the work of university researchers, but at the other end of a spectrum. Some saw a categorical difference and considered that research was only conducted by people who had a job title of researcher. IT managers tended to see research via infrastructure or specialist expertise. However, at least one IT staff member saw himself as both partly a researcher and a bridge between research and support. Research administrators tended to see research through the roles of administrative support and policy influence. In summary, seven broad narratives about research were identified: influencing researchers to align with policy; being a researcher; being a bridge with research; offering expertise; providing infrastructure; supporting a research/teaching nexus; and relieving researchers of administrative burdens. As institutions develop research partnerships, e.g., around RDM, training and curricula will need to expand existing conceptions and build deeper empathetic relationships with research.
•Seven narratives emerged in a study of how librarians, IT staff, and research administrators perceive and relate to research.•High status roles included influencing researchers to align with policy or involvement in research.•Mid-level roles included providing infrastructure or supporting a research/teaching nexus.•Low status roles were related to relieving researchers of administrative burdens.
The paper explains the approach taken in the UK Jisc-funded RDMRose project to developing a study module/Open Educational Resource about Research Data Management (RDM) for librarians. The resource ...was developed collaboratively between the University of Sheffield Information School and the libraries at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York. Curriculum design principles such as an emphasis on exploring the nature of research and on other professional services supporting RDM were based on requirements gathered from focus groups and the literature. The content of the eight half-day sessions is briefly outlined. The paper goes on to explore how the learning materials were evaluated by this first cohort of learners and readjusted to respond to feedback. Future plans for co-producing an RDM related learning resource through a student-centered process and to create a sustainable learning network are discussed.
The Routledge Intermediate Dutch Reader hasbeen specially designed for upper intermediate learners of Dutch and comprises a broad selection of graded readings.
The readings are taken from a range of ...contemporary Dutch writing, from newspapers and magazines through to specialist journals and the internet. The texts have been specifically selected to ensure students receive maximum exposure to topics pertaining to Dutch language, culture and society, making this Readeran enjoyable and stimulating resource with a meaningful cultural context.
Each reading is fully supported by:
a general introduction
a vocabulary list with example sentences
a number of text comprehension questions and extensive vocabulary exercises with model answers provided in the key
a wide variety of speaking exercises relevant to the vocabulary and topic at hand
a number of internet research tasks
a short list of suggested further reading.
A full glossary of words, an overview of fixed word combinations and an outline of irregular verbs are also available as free downloads at http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415550086/
Suitable for both class use and independent study, The Routledge Intermediate Dutch Readeris an essential tool for facilitating vocabulary learning and increasing reading proficiency.
Since 2003, a collaborative teaching project 'The Multicultural Society in the Netherlands' has been running with increasing levels of success. This project links Dutch Studies students at Sheffield ...with students at University College London to pursue a collaborative inquiry into issues of migration and multiculturalism. Cross-institutional student groups use a Virtual Learning Environment to prepare a joint report, including a number of statements for discussion. The project culminates in a videoconference, where each group chairs a discussion based on their background reading, reports, and statements. This paper aims to share the experience gained in inquiry-based learning in an inter-institutional project that uses technology to facilitate collaboration. It shows not only some of the advantages of a project like this, but it also highlights the need for thorough student preparation, effective tutor moderation and a well organised, aligned inter-institutional learning context.
A survey (Cox and Pinfield 2013) to which about half of UK higher education institutions responded in late 2012 suggested that, after a slow start compared to other countries (Corrall, Kennan and ...Afzal 2013), UK academic libraries are planning to get serious with research data management (RDM) in the next few years. According to the survey the top five future priorities were: Policy; Advisory services; Early career researcher awareness; PhD training and Data repository. The top priorities identified in the survey are just some of the range of activities that might be relevant for libraries to engage in (Corrall 2012; Cox, Verbaan and Sen 2012). At a strategic and policy level, there is the task of constructing an institutional policy. At the time of writing this article (December 2013) only about eighteen institutions had a policy in place. Teaching appropriate datarelated literacies to principal investigators, early career researchers, PhD students and perhaps even taught students, is itself a major task.
Peter King held the Chair in Modern Dutch Studies at the University of Hull between 1976 and 1987. This interview with him concentrates on the origins and principles of the undergraduate degree ...programme with the same name.
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