JISC

Jisc has announced its support for the global initiative ‘Subscribe to Open’ developed by the non-profit publisher Annual Reviews

There has been a mixed, but largely positive, reaction to the UKRI's consultation on open access policy

Five UK-based society publishers have signed pilot transitional open access (OA) agreements with the not-for-profit organisation Jisc

Academics and students are to be given access to more than 1.6 million geographical datasets, including the most comprehensive index of maps ever brought together

Jisc and the Microbiology Society have announced a two-year pilot transitional open access (OA) agreement

The not-for-profit technology provider for research and education, Jisc, and the publisher Wiley, are to digitise a one-million-page collection on the history of science

Jisc, the not-for-profit technology solutions provider for education and research, is launching three library services. 

Library hub discover, Library hub compare, and Library hub cataloguing are aimed at making it easier for UK higher education libraries and researchers to access, discover and manage academic collections.

Jisc has appointed Liam Earney as executive director for digital resources. From 1 August, Earney will lead on a portfolio of services containing licensing, library, content, discovery and open access as well as Jisc’s provision of the UK Data Service.  

The academic community is being encouraged to enter a competition to find the best ideas to support innovation for future research