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The search for equitable search
29 April 2021

We should meet users’ needs, no matter who they are, where they are from, or which language they speak, writes Ashleigh Faith

Tim Lloyd

Metrics, Open access
Measuring the impact of OA content
27 April 2021

Measuring the impact of open access agreements is critical for developing sustainable business models, writes Tim Lloyd

Chris Banks

Open access
‘OA should be the default’
22 March 2021

Transition to open access must be made as smooth as possible, writes Chris Banks

James Molloy

Open Book
Open book: It's all about the people
15 March 2021

James Molloy reflects on the many different strands of his role as a librarian

Ted Slater and James Malone

FAIR data
Lack of FAIR data ‘slows innovation’
11 March 2021

Siloed data has a wide-reaching impact, say Ted Slater and James Malone

Michele Avissar-Whiting

Preprints, Covid-19
Shifting trajectories
24 February 2021

Michele Avissar-Whiting outlines the course of post-pandemic preprinting

Faye Holst

Special collections
International standards for special collections
01 February 2021

Two librarians from the National Library of Scotland share their experiences with Faye Holst

Digital preservation
Covid-19 and the importance of digital preservation
01 February 2021

A crisis requires rapid decision-making, and keeping record of these decisions becomes more important, says William Kilbride

Paul Stokes

Preservation
Keeping up with digital preservation
29 January 2021

Deciding to do nothing about preservation could be a disaster, says Paul Stokes

Julia Peregudova

Russia
New dawn for Russia?
28 January 2021

The Russian Federation has declared 2021 as a year of Science and Technology – which predicts an increase in the sphere of scientific publications, writes Julia Peregudova

Open access
Open access needs to be equitable
05 January 2021

There is no easy answer, but some routes through the maze are becoming visible, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen

Lou Peck and Phil Hurst

Peer review
Peer review, reviewed
24 November 2020

Lou Peck and Phil Hurst cast an eye over proceedings during Peer Review Week

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