Carol Hixson

University Librarian, Dr. John Archer Library, University of Regina

15 January 2007

“Research and Scholarly Communication in the Humanities: New Partnerships between Librarians and Scholars”

How is the digital age affecting the way that humanities scholars conduct their research and share their results? What role can and should academic libraries play in supporting the new research and scholarly communication models that are developing? No longer merely the passive recipients of the end results of research and scholarly communication, today’s academic librarians are stepping out from behind their desks and playing an active role in helping researchers and scholars not only locate research materials, but also develop research proposals, carry out their investigations, and share the results of their research. Carol Hixson, University Librarian at the University of Regina since September, shared some of her thoughts and experiences on how she hopes to foster these new partnerships at the University of Regina.

Carol Hixson, M.S., has been a librarian since 1984, working in management positions at the University of Florida, Indiana University, UCLA, and the University of Oregon. Her most recent position, prior to joining the University of Regina as University Librarian, was as Head of Metadata and Digital Library Services at the University of Oregon. At Oregon she was awarded the 2004 Richard and Mary Corrigan Solari Faculty Fellowship Award in recognition of noteworthy contributions to the University, the region, and the international community of scholars. Hixson has spoken internationally on the topic of institutional repositories and scholarly communication, most recently in Madrid, Barcelona, and Toledo, Spain. Her research interests are the library role in scholarly communication, collaboration as a force for change, and improving access to digital assets.

For a link to an online version of Carol Hixson’s PowerPoint presentation at this talk, please go to:

https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/dspace/handle/1794/3795