Free places for librarians and academics at event
The organisers of Challenges in the Scholarly Publishing Cycle (CISPC) 2020 are delighted to confirm that there will be a number of free places…
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Towards a community-driven, open access university publisher
Alenka Prinčič and Frédérique Belliard describe how they influenced the change from traditional academic publisher to innovative and community-driven university press at TU Delft
Open letter calls for ‘investigation of academic publishing industry’
A group of UK-based academic librarians, researchers, university lecturers and students has called on the government to investigate the academic publishing industry over its…
What we’ve learned from a watershed year
The events of 2020 have created a turning point for everyone in our industry, writes Jamie Hutchins
Search for more impact undermined by skills gap – report
Researchers are keen for their work to have more impact – but they are often constrained by a lack of skills and resources
Twenty-five years on – enabling access to knowledge
As OpenAthens celebrates its 25th anniversary, Jon Bentley discusses the organisation’s growth, industry changes and what to expect in the future
Bringing method to madness
Data is everywhere – but where does it come from, where is it being stored, and is it worth keeping? It is crucial to…
Virtual event promises real-world interaction
This year’s Research Information conference boasts a stellar and international line-up, writes Tim Gillett
Where’s the policy and financial support for OA books?
Ros Pyne explores findings from a collaborative white paper with COARD into the geographic reach of OA book scholarship
OA books ‘have greater usage and higher citations’
Open access (OA) books are reaching more countries and have greater usage and higher citation numbers than non-OA books
Jisc offers new preservation service
Preservation, a new Jisc service, is aimed at making it easier for institutions to keep their digital collections accessible and reusable, comply with multiple…
Spanning the digital divide
The Research Information team is pleased to announce its live panel webcast, ‘Bridge over Troubled Water – How do we span the Digital Divide?’,…