Twenty-five years on – enabling access to knowledge
23 September 2020
As OpenAthens celebrates its 25th anniversary, Jon Bentley discusses the organisation’s growth, industry changes and what to expect in the future
Open Athens
Access all areas!
9 January 2020
Under a new name, the Open Athens conference returns to London rebranded as Access Lab
The meaning of open
20 September 2019
David Stuart investigates the concept of open research, and what it means to the scholarly community
OpenAthens launches new identity
10 July 2019
Single sign-on provider OpenAthens has launched a new user-centred identity, intended to embody the software providers’ mission to make access to knowledge easy for its customers and end users.
'User-centred by design’
7 May 2019
Improved user-centred design in digital media and publishing is the key to future success and to combating piracy, the OpenAthens 2019 conference heard
All about the user
28 January 2019
The concept of ‘user-centred by design’ will be centre-stage at the OpenAthens 2019 conference
When bad user design becomes a barrier to content
OpenAthens studies student’s behaviour to improve our single sign-on products. We would like to share some of the findings with university presses and other publishers that provide digital content to the education and research sector. Our research into university students’ journey in the UK and the US can help publishers provide more relevant, flexible and timely content.
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Research has long been a vital part of how we advance human knowledge to better understand our world and improve lives, writes Andrew Plume
Six industry experts tell Tim Gillett where the future destination is likely to be for publishing platforms
Gaëlle Béquet
Gaëlle Béquet, director of ISSN International Centre, outlines the work of the Keepers Registry – followed by interviews with four of its partner agencies
Remote access to a library’s resources and services has become especially important following the emergence of the new coronavirus, writes David Stuart
