CISPC keynote speaker confirmed
UKRI's head of open research, Rachel Bruce, has been confirmed as keynote speaker for Research Information's 2019 event, Challenges in the Scholarly Publishing Cycle…
Library news
Jisc launches three library services
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,…
Challenges facing non-English speaking scholars
Vivek Mehra explains how the English language is dominating global communication and changing school structure
Liam Earney appointed JISC executive director for digital resources
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…
Researcher to Reader 2020 – call for papers
The annual international scholarly communications conference, Researcher to Reader, will take place in London on 24 and 25 February 2020
Twin initiatives to help minorities
Two projects aimed at furthering the prospects of BAME professionals in academia have been launched
‘A need for an intense collaboration’
Rossana Morriello assesses the ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy
Journal Citation Report 2019 update released
The Journal Citation Report, released today, delivers new benefits to enhance users' understanding of journal performance and a 'rich array of publisher-independent data'
Preprints: opportunity or challenge?
Active engagement and collaboration are needed to deliver the promise of preprints, writes Andrea Chiarelli
Competition ‘to boost research innovation’
The academic community is being encouraged to enter a competition to find the best ideas to support innovation for future research
Jisc expert appointed to accelerate Plan S
Neil Jacobs, head of open science and research lifecycle at Jisc, has been appointed as interim programme manager for the international consortium of research…
Call for papers – Challenges in the Scholarly Publishing Cycle 2019: DEADLINE EXTENDED
Deadline extended to 21 June. Our 2019 conference will provide librarians and information professionals with an invaluable insight into best practice for delivering the…