Extended abstract

Facilitators

Cameron Maxwell (Intersect) and Rowan Brownlee (University of Sydney Library)

Abstract

This Birds of a Feather session, initiated by Intersect’s eResearch analysts with participating colleagues, will gather together all those who work on the front line of eResearch service delivery, as “intermediaries” between researchers on one hand and eResearch service developers and providers on the other.

No matter what your title, or whether you’re in a university library, IT support services, faculties, research office, a dedicated eResearch unit, or any other group, if you work directly with researchers supporting them in utilising eResearch methods and technologies, we'd like you to come along and share your experiences. Some of the things we have in common? We may:

• Inform, educate or train others concerning the current state-of-the-art in eResearch technology and services;
• Act as a conduit between researchers and IT professionals;
• Develop workflows and procedures or advise on policies for eResearch delivery;
• Design and architect eResearch IT solutions; and
• Manage eResearch project delivery;
• Interact with researchers across the full life cycle of eResearch service development and provision.

About the facilitators

Cameron Maxwell has a broad development and research background. As a developer and designer he has been the recipient of two innovation awards. More recently Cameron has consulted as an enterprise architect on national and international enterprise systems. His research at UTS pioneered the optimisation of software, system and enterprise architectures. Currently, Cameron is Intersect's on-campus eResearch Analyst at Macquarie University. There he works hand-in-hand with researchers to identify and elucidate their eResearch needs and to find appropriate and timely solutions.