UK Research and Innovation, Wellcome and Jisc are among the first organisations supporting the establishment of a new independent body called Open Access Switchboard
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Springer Nature unveils alternative OA route
24 November 2020
All authors submitting to Nature and the Nature research journals will have the option to publish open access from January
Jisc and Wiley extend partnership
23 November 2020
Jisc and Wiley have expanded their partnership with leading UK universities and the British Science Association (BSA) with the creation of a new digital collection
CISPC 2020 – uncovering pandemic library strategies
11 November 2020
Library strategies for coping with the Covid-19 pandemic will be the subject of a series of discussion workshops at Research Information’s conference, CISPC 2020
The study will reveal the implications of Covid-19 on academic research
Brave New World research study garners industry support
10 November 2020
A group of industry organisations have signed up for involvement in a research study organised by Kudos
Interdisciplinary research community launched by Jisc
10 November 2020
Jisc has announced the launch of a digital research community to explore how technology and innovation can help improve current research practices
Central European University Press to move to open access monograph programme
23 October 2020
The Central European University Press is transitioning to an open access monograph programme through its new library subscription membership initiative, Opening the Future
Nobel Laureate to headline new virtual conference
21 October 2020
Nobel Laureate Sir Richard Roberts will be a keynote speaker at a new industry event – See the Future
Research Information editor to host open access debate
19 October 2020
Tim Gillett will host a discussion panel tomorrow as part of International Open Access Week, with a transatlantic line-up of industry experts taking part in the event
APC-free open access agreements test alternative funding models
14 October 2020
Researchers will be able to publish in PLOS journals without incurring article processing charges following a three-year agreement wth Jisc
Free places for librarians and academics at event
07 October 2020
The organisers of Challenges in the Scholarly Publishing Cycle (CISPC) 2020 are delighted to confirm that there will be a number of free places for librarians and academics for the virtual event
Survey on awareness of engineering and physics resources
07 October 2020
Help us better understand the awareness and perception of engineering/physics resources that librarians/information professionals can access on behalf of researchers, practitioners and students
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Manisha Bolina and Heather Staines
Manisha Bolina and Heather Staines share some insights about looking for scholarly communications positions in a pandemic
Many libraries have had to strengthen their digital presence to survive, especially over the last 12 months, writes Cintia Dabes
The pandemic has provided a tantalising glimpse of the potential of open educational resources. Rebecca Pool asks: will they become our new normal?
You could do worse than to follow the advice of an iconic 90’s rapper, writes Susie Winter
Library search tools and services have a bright future – if they can support users in their preferred workflows, writes Matthew Hayes
Jason Priem tells of his hopes for a ‘long-overdue’ change in academic publishing
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We should meet users’ needs, no matter who they are, where they are from, or which language they speak, writes Ashleigh Faith
Tim Lloyd
Measuring the impact of open access agreements is critical for developing sustainable business models, writes Tim Lloyd
