(Talking about) Failing better in research: the first rule of failure club is…you don’t talk about failure club

Emma Nicol, Rebekah Willson, Heidi Julien, Devon Greyson, Lisa M. Given

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Abstract

Failure in research is an underexplored topic in the information science literature. Many instances of research failure go unreported due to the success‐oriented nature of academic culture, and academic publishing in particular. In not discussing, or failing to enable the discussion and reporting of research failures, important learning opportunities are being missed by the information science community. The aim of this panel is to explore these missed opportunities and to consider the need for approaches to research design, research collaboration and relationships, community engagement, publishing, mentorship, and teaching that will make room for such discussions to take place. The panel will bring together prominent information researchers to discuss failure in research in a series of short themed provocations and moderated group discussion activities.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)817-820
Number of pages4
JournalProceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology
Volume60
Issue number1
Early online date22 Oct 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Oct 2023
Event86th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology

: 86th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology
- London, United Kingdom
Duration: 27 Oct 202331 Oct 2023
Conference number: 86
https://www.asist.org/am23/

Keywords

  • failure
  • research design
  • publication
  • collaborative research

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