Developing knowledge exchange in the live music sector

拟议项目的目的是开发活动，以最大限度地提高对英国现场音乐推广历史的三年研究项目的影响。在这个项目的过程中，我们与现场音乐领域的发起人和其他参与者进行了多次对话，这使我们能够更清楚地思考学术研究成果对他们日常实践的重要性。特别是我们与推动者的讨论表明，需要一个可访问的可靠研究数据档案，以便每一个新的政策倡议，无论是在地方还是国家层面，都不必从该领域的“测绘”开始，重新收集以前收集过多次的数据；-对最佳研究实践的共识理解，利用英国音乐领域各种学术和其他研究的综合批判性知识；-音乐行业培训课程，教导推广业务所需的技巧；-提高公众对现场音乐业务的理解。考虑到这些需求，这个后续项目将侧重于各种知识交流过程：开发一个基于在线研究的评论和讨论现场音乐问题的论坛；提供研究报告，作为可访问的联机数据库的基础；组织研究小组、工作坊及其他活动；培训材料的开发。总体而言，这项后续计划的目的不仅是提高我们研究成果的传播效率和效果，而且是探索如何利用学术研究作为一种机制，提高公众对现场音乐行业的了解，并为该行业内不同兴趣群体之间的沟通提供机制。

The purpose of the proposed project is to develop activities to maximise the impact of a three year research project on the history of live music promotion in Britain. In the course of that project we had many conversations with promoters and other participants in the live music sector which enabled us to think more clearly about the importance of academic research findings for their everyday practice. In particular our discussions with promoters thus suggested the need for -an accessible archive of reliable research data so that each new policy initiative, whether at local or national level, doesn't have to begin with a 'mapping' of the field, the re-gathering of data that has been gathered many times before; -a consensual understanding of best research practice, drawing on comprehensive critical knowledge of the various academic and other research studies of the UK's music sector; - music business training programmes providing properly informed teaching of the skills required in the promotional business; -better public understanding of the live music business.With these needs in mind this follow-on project will focus on a variety of knowledge exchange processes: the development of an on-line research based commentary on and forum for the discussion on live music issues; the provision of research reports as the basis of an accessible online data base; the organisation of research panels, workshops and other events; the development of training material. In general terms the follow-on project is designed not just to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the dissemination of our own research findings but also to explore the ways in which academic research can be used as a mechanism for improving the public understanding of the live music sector and provide mechanisms for communication between different interest groups within that sector.