LIS Research Coalition

The links below point to further resources of interest to the UK LIS research community. If you would like your link to be included on this page, please contact Hazel Hall at hazel.hall@lisresearch.org.

Multiple resource listings

• Library and Information Research Group (LIRG): a special interest group of CILIP, LIRG maintains a resources page which links to bibliographic databases, research listings, journals, organisational web sites, resource portals, mailing and discussion lists and conference details.

UK bodies that offer research funding in LIS

• Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
• British Academy
• British Library
• Eduserv Research Programme
• Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
• Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
• Leverhulme Trust
• Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)
• Local Authority Research Council Initiative
• Research Councils UK
• Research Information Network

UK networks associated with LIS research in the UK

• British Association for Information & Library Education and Research (BAILER): teaching and research staff in the Information and Library Schools and Departments in the UK and Ireland.
• Health Information and Libraries for Evaluation and Research (HEALER): mailing list used for discussion of the support of research development in health librarianship.
• Library and Information Research Group (LIRG): special interest group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) concerned with library and information research.

Individual research centres

• Centre for Health Information Management Research (CHIMR), Sheffield University
• Centre for Information Literacy Research (CILR), Sheffield University
• Centre for the Public Library and Information in Society (CPLIS), Sheffield University
• Centre for Research in Library and Information Management (CERLIM), Manchester Metropolitan University
• Centre for Social Informatics, Edinburgh Napier University (Twitter @CentSocInfo)
• LISU, Loughborough University
• Scottish Centre for the Book, Edinburgh Napier University

Research Assessment 2008: Library and Information Management (unit of assessment 37)

• Quality profiles of institutions in unit of assessment 37 RAE 2008
• Submissions of the individual institutions in unit of assessment 37 RAE 2008

Research Excellence Framework web site

Research Excellence Framework (REF) consultation December 2009

The Coalition submitted a response to the REF consultation in December 2009.