{"id":13691,"date":"2017-10-19T00:35:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T23:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/?p=13691"},"modified":"2017-10-19T00:40:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T23:40:28","slug":"a-day-dedicated-to-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/2017\/10\/19\/a-day-dedicated-to-research","title":{"rendered":"A day dedicated to research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Springer <\/strong>Nature organizes the first Research Day in Rome at La Sapienza University<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This guest blog comes from Nick Barber, Library Director, Southern Europe, Springer\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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On Oct 3 2017 Springer Nature held the first \u201cResearch Day\u201d in coordination with La Sapienza University Library System<\/a> in Rome and in collaboration with CARE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The seminar examined the changing face of research today, seeking to understand the evolving needs of research and researchers themselves, and consider the role that academic and research libraries are increasingly required to adapt to.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the spotlight was on approaches and innovations proposed by scientific and academic publishers, including how they can respond to these changes and bring more clarity to the complex publishing process many researchers now face.<\/p>\n

In Italy, CARE\/CRUI<\/a> is the principal group responsible for coordinating access to electronic resources for the higher education and research communities, and linked to the Conference of University Rectors CARE. This event in Rome was directed at a mixed audience of librarians, university rectors for research and researchers.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1303, La Sapienza University<\/a> is the largest university in Italy, as well as its top-ranking academic institution in terms of the number of published articles, according to\u00a0Clarivate Analytics’\u00a0InCites 2012-2016.<\/p>\n

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A call for collaboration <\/strong><\/p>\n

Keynote speakers provided lively presentations, addressing the main issues and topics concerning the changing role of libraries and research over the past several years. This resulted in a passionate call for more collaboration and partnership at all levels to respond to the challenges we all face.<\/p>\n