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CHICAGO — As academic libraries move away from simply providing access to existing information and towards helping users create new knowledge, there is an opportunity for them to develop new services for the research community. To do this successfully, libraries need to have a knowledgeable workforce who are equipped to provide the support that researchers need on issues such as open access and research data management. Walking readers through the essentials, Claire Sewell’s “,” published by and available through the , provides an ideal primer for those who seek to work in this area or those who have acquired these responsibilities as part of a wider role. The practical nature of the book means readers can dip into it or read it from cover to cover as needed. It includes practical checklists of knowledge and skills, international case studies by practitioners from around the globe, end of chapter references, how-to sections, activities, and links to freely available online training materials. This guide covers:

• scholarly communication, open research, and the research lifecycle;
• research data management;
• open access;
• disseminating research;
• metrics and measuring impact including the Journal Impact Factor, H-Index, and Altmetrics;
• career paths in research support; and
• why and how library staff at all levels can get involved in the process of doing research and sharing their outputs.

Sewell is Research Support Skills Coordinator in the Office of Scholarly Communication at Cambridge University Library, UK. She is a qualified CILIP Chartered librarian, Conference Coordinator for the SLA Europe Board and Associate Editor of the New Review of Academic Librarianship. She regularly contributes to the professional press including book reviews, commissioned case studies, opinion pieces, and peer reviewed scholarly articles.

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