« This introductory webinar is intended for anyone who wants to hear about finding data from the UK Data Service. Participants … Continuer la lecture de « Webinar: Finding and accessing data in the UK Data Service »
Developing a persistent identifier roadmap for open access to UK research
« This report was prepared as part of Jisc’s work in response to Prof. Adam Tickell’s recommendation “Jisc to lead on … Continuer la lecture de « Developing a persistent identifier roadmap for open access to UK research »
Cambridge University Press launches open research platform, Cambridge Open Engage
« Cambridge Open Engage, the early and open content and collaboration platform from Cambridge University Press, has officially launched and is … Continuer la lecture de « Cambridge University Press launches open research platform, Cambridge Open Engage »
Source > cambridge.org, 2 avril 2020
Towards a National Collection
« The British Library is part of a new £19 million national programme – Towards a National Collection – that will … Continuer la lecture de « Towards a National Collection »
Source > bl.uk, 1 avril 2020
First US–based university press signs Jisc transitional open access agreement for UK higher education
« The Jisc agreement provides participating UK institutions with unlimited Immediate Open Access publishing in Rockefeller University Press journals. The agreement … Continuer la lecture de « First US–based university press signs Jisc transitional open access agreement for UK higher education »
Source > jisc.ac.uk, 19 février 2020
UKRI launches consultation on Open Access policy
« UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today launched a consultation as part of its Open Access Review. The consultation will … Continuer la lecture de « UKRI launches consultation on Open Access policy »
Source > ukri.org, 13 février 2020
Article 13: UK will not implement EU copyright law
« Universities and Science Minister Chris Skidmore has said that the UK will not implement the EU Copyright Directive after the … Continuer la lecture de « Article 13: UK will not implement EU copyright law »
Source > bbc.com, 24 janvier 2020
Universities unite in high-level strategy group to govern negotiations with publishers
« Universities UK has convened a new group to support and enhance the mandate of Jisc in negotiating publishing agreements with major … Continuer la lecture de « Universities unite in high-level strategy group to govern negotiations with publishers »
Source > jisc.ac.uk, 25 novembre 2019
British Library Shared Research Repository launched in beta
« (…) The Shared Repository, currently a beta service, brings together the openly available research outputs produced by staff and research … Continuer la lecture de « British Library Shared Research Repository launched in beta »
Source > blogs.bl.uk, 26 novembre 2019
ORCID IDs in Research Data Management workflows at the University of Cambridge
« Tying a researcher’s work to their online identity, unambiguously, universally and persistently is a perennial problem. At the University of … Continuer la lecture de « ORCID IDs in Research Data Management workflows at the University of Cambridge »
Source > ukorcidsupport.jisc.ac.uk, 2019
Cambridge University Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC): Open Access monographs: from policy to reality – October 2, 2019 [vidéos]
« One-day symposium for Cambridge researchers and support staff organized by Cambridge University Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC), incorporating talks, … Continuer la lecture de « Cambridge University Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC): Open Access monographs: from policy to reality – October 2, 2019 [vidéos] »
Source > repository.cam.ac.uk, october 2019
Universities UK: Updated concordat must be followed if research is to be trusted
« Universities UK, together with signatories to the concordat including UK Research & Innovation and Wellcome Trust, has reaffirmed its pledge … Continuer la lecture de « Universities UK: Updated concordat must be followed if research is to be trusted »
UUK open access monographs group:: Open access and monographs evidence review
« This report presents new evidence on academic book publishing in the UK, and puts forward a set of stakeholder recommendations … Continuer la lecture de « UUK open access monographs group:: Open access and monographs evidence review »
Source > universitiesuk.ac.uk, 8 octobre 2019
The changing research landscape and reflections on national research assessment in the future
« RAND Europe conducted a study to explore current and future changes in the research landscape and how this may affect … Continuer la lecture de « The changing research landscape and reflections on national research assessment in the future »
Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press find that the monograph continues to play a crucial role for researchers
« The world’s two biggest university presses have announced the results of a joint, global survey into the future of the … Continuer la lecture de « Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press find that the monograph continues to play a crucial role for researchers »
Source > cambridge.org, 1er octobre 2019
New report explores impact of automation on UK research
« Today, leading independent think-tank Demos launches its interim report, Research 4.0: Research in the age of automation (pdf), supported by … Continuer la lecture de « New report explores impact of automation on UK research »
Source > jisc.ac.uk, 1er octobre 2019
Alan Turing Institute – The Turing way
« The Turing Way is a lightly opinionated guide to reproducible data science. Our goal is to provide all the information … Continuer la lecture de « Alan Turing Institute – The Turing way »
Source > the-turing-way.netlify.com, 2019
NaCTeM announced as the winners of NLP challenge on scholarly discourse and summarisation
« A team of researchers from NaCTeM group were recently announced as the winners of an NLP challenge. Dr. Chrysoula Zerva, … Continuer la lecture de « NaCTeM announced as the winners of NLP challenge on scholarly discourse and summarisation »
Source > nactem.ac.uk, 5 aout 2019
The Impact of Open Access on Teaching—How Far Have We Come?
« This article seeks to understand how far the United Kingdom higher education (UK HE) sector has progressed towards open access … Continuer la lecture de « The Impact of Open Access on Teaching—How Far Have We Come? »
Source > mdpi.com, Elizabeth Gadd, Chris Morrison, Jane Secker, 1 août 2019
Cambridge announces open research platform, Cambridge Open Engage
« Publisher invites academics to help shape development of its new early research and collaboration service Cambridge University Press is to … Continuer la lecture de « Cambridge announces open research platform, Cambridge Open Engage »
Source > stm-publishing.com, 29 juillet 2019
Jisc is launching three new library services on 31 July 2019
« (…) Neil Grindley, head of resource discovery at Jisc, said: “We are delighted to introduce these next-generation library services, which … Continuer la lecture de « Jisc is launching three new library services on 31 July 2019 »
Source > jisc.ac.uk, 22 juillet 2019
RHS Working Paper – Plan S and the Hybrid History Journal Landscape (July 2019)
« The RHS has released (29 July 2019) an interim working paper offering a preliminary mapping of current preparedness for Plan … Continuer la lecture de « RHS Working Paper – Plan S and the Hybrid History Journal Landscape (July 2019) »
Source > royalhistsoc.org, 29 juillet 2019
Can I write an article or book based on my open access thesis?
« This is an interesting question and one that early career researchers commonly ask. You’ve worked long and hard on your … Continuer la lecture de « Can I write an article or book based on my open access thesis? »
Source > blogs.napier.ac.uk, Joyce Templeton, 26 juillet 2019
A commentary by the British Academy on cOAlition S’s final version of Plan S
« At the end of May 2019 cOAlition S issued a second, final version of Plan S, together with guidelines for … Continuer la lecture de « A commentary by the British Academy on cOAlition S’s final version of Plan S »
Roles and jobs in the open research scholarly communications environment: analysing job descriptions to predict future trends
« During the past two-decades academic libraries updated current staff job responsibilities or created brand new roles. This allowed them to … Continuer la lecture de « Roles and jobs in the open research scholarly communications environment: analysing job descriptions to predict future trends »
Cambridge University signs San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
« The University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Press announced on 8 July 2019 that they have signed up to the … Continuer la lecture de « Cambridge University signs San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment »
Source > cam.ac.uk, 8 juillet 2019
Open Research – Exchange of Experience (University of Manchester)
« On Tuesday 13 June Brenda and Nick from the research data team attended a NoWAL event at the University of … Continuer la lecture de « Open Research – Exchange of Experience (University of Manchester) »
UKRI signs San Francisco Declaration of Research Assessment
« UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has signed an international declaration aimed at strengthening and promoting best practice in the way … Continuer la lecture de « UKRI signs San Francisco Declaration of Research Assessment »
Source > ukri.org, 27 juin 2019
ORCID UK consortium at Open Repositories 2019
« The Jisc UK ORCID Support Team was represented by Balviar Notay and Monica Duke at the Open Repositories 2019 conference … Continuer la lecture de « ORCID UK consortium at Open Repositories 2019 »
A guide to using artificial intelligence in the public sector
« (…) The Government Digital Service (GDS) and the Office for Artificial Intelligence (OAI) have published joint guidance on how to … Continuer la lecture de « A guide to using artificial intelligence in the public sector »
Source > gov.uk, 10 juin 2019
Research England awards £2.2m to project to improve and increase open access publishing
« A new Research England funded project is set to help universities, researchers, libraries and publishers to make more, and better, … Continuer la lecture de « Research England awards £2.2m to project to improve and increase open access publishing »
Source > re.ukri.org, 14 juin 2019
Jisc and Springer Nature renew transformational deal securing open access for UK higher education
« Jisc and academic publisher Springer Nature have agreed a further ‘read and publish’ agreement that meets the aims of Plan … Continuer la lecture de « Jisc and Springer Nature renew transformational deal securing open access for UK higher education »
Source > jisc.ac.uk, 26 avril 2019
Gigantum and Ripeta Join the Digital Science Family
« We are proud to welcome two US-based startups to the Digital Science family of companies: automated reproducibility assessment tool, Ripeta, … Continuer la lecture de « Gigantum and Ripeta Join the Digital Science Family »
Source > digital-science.com, Cameron Shepherd, 8 avril 2019
How safe is your data? Cyber-security in higher education
« In this new Policy Note, Dr John Chapman, Head of Jisc’s Security Operations Centre, reports on the cyber-security risks facing … Continuer la lecture de « How safe is your data? Cyber-security in higher education »
Source > hepi.ac.uk, Dr John Chapman, HEPI number Policy note 12, 4 avril 2019
UUK open access monographs group: open access and monographs
« This report is a synthesis of two events: the first was an event for arts and humanities learned societies and … Continuer la lecture de « UUK open access monographs group: open access and monographs »
Source > universitiesuk.ac.uk, 28 mars 2019
AMRC Open Research – The new publishing platform for charity funded research
« The wait is over! We are excited to announce that 24 members of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) … Continuer la lecture de « AMRC Open Research – The new publishing platform for charity funded research »
Source > amrc.org.uk, Jocelyn LeBlanc ,Philip Dooner, 19 février 2019
Collaboration key for advancing open research: repository progress for Jisc and the British Library
« Jisc and the British Library share an interest in the persistence and open access of the UK research record, and … Continuer la lecture de « Collaboration key for advancing open research: repository progress for Jisc and the British Library »
Source > scholarlycommunications.jiscinvolve.org, Neil Jacobs, 5 février 2019
UKRI welcomes publication of open research reports
« UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) welcomes the publication of two independent reports on open research, commissioned by government and published … Continuer la lecture de « UKRI welcomes publication of open research reports »
Source > ukri.org, 4 février 2019
2014 copyright changes: post-implementation reviews Call for Evidence
« Following the implementation of policy, the Government aims to complete a post-implementation review (PIR). These reviews evaluate whether the regulation … Continuer la lecture de « 2014 copyright changes: post-implementation reviews Call for Evidence »
Source > gov.uk, 30 janvier 2019
Helping learned societies transition to Open Access and explore Plan S-compliant business models
« Wellcome, in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), have … Continuer la lecture de « Helping learned societies transition to Open Access and explore Plan S-compliant business models »
Cambridge University Press launches new model for scholarly publishing
« Cambridge University Press has launched a new publishing model to provide an outlet for world-class research and writing that sits … Continuer la lecture de « Cambridge University Press launches new model for scholarly publishing »
Source > cambridge.org, 15 janvier 2019
Jisc and Elsevier collaborate on open access compliance
« Jisc and Elsevier have signed an agreement setting out how they will work together to support institutions to comply with … Continuer la lecture de « Jisc and Elsevier collaborate on open access compliance »
Wellcome and Gates join bold European open-access plan
« Two of the world’s largest biomedical research funders have backed a plan to make all papers resulting from work they … Continuer la lecture de « Wellcome and Gates join bold European open-access plan »
Wellcome Trust is updating its open access policy
« Following a six-month review, we’re updating our open access (OA) policy. The changes will apply from 1 January 2020. Robert … Continuer la lecture de « Wellcome Trust is updating its open access policy »
Source > wellcome.ac.uk, 5 novembre 2018
The Turing publishes new landscaping report on data science, AI and futures of work
« Today the Turing publishes a landscaping report: ‘Data science, artificial intelligence and the futures of work’ by researchers Sanna Ojanperä, … Continuer la lecture de « The Turing publishes new landscaping report on data science, AI and futures of work »
Source > turing.ac.uk, 30 octobre 2018
General Data Protection Regulation guidance for researchers
« UK Research and Innovation has provided some guidance on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for researchers of all disciplines. The … Continuer la lecture de « General Data Protection Regulation guidance for researchers »
Source > ukri.org, 29 octobre 2018
Considering the implications of the Finch Report (.pdf)
« It is now six years since the publication of the Report of the Working Group on Expanding Access to Published … Continuer la lecture de « Considering the implications of the Finch Report (.pdf) »
Source > repository.jisc.ac.uk, Liam Earney, Open access briefing paper, 22 octobre 2018
Fixing the UK repository landscape
« This paper outlines the current state of the organisational, cultural and technical landscape related to OA repositories in the UK, … Continuer la lecture de « Fixing the UK repository landscape »
Source > repository.jisc.ac.uk, Neil Jacobs, 23 octobre 2018
Mapping the Future of Research Assessment at Imperial College London – 21 Sep 2018 [video]
« Imperial College has signed the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). What does that mean for academic career progression and for … Continuer la lecture de « Mapping the Future of Research Assessment at Imperial College London – 21 Sep 2018 [video] »
Cambridge Open Access spend 2013-2018
« Since 2013, the Open Access Team has been helping Cambridge researchers, funded by Research Councils UK (RCUK) and the consortium … Continuer la lecture de « Cambridge Open Access spend 2013-2018 »
Source > unlockingresearch-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk, Dr Arthur Smith, 22 octobre 2018
UK Data Service Portal is 500th eResource in eDesiderata
« CRL’s eDesiderata platform recently surpassed 500 electronic resource entries, all accessible to members to support informed decisions on electronic resources. … Continuer la lecture de « UK Data Service Portal is 500th eResource in eDesiderata »
Jisc scholarly communications Issue 10: October 2018 – Open access update (.pdf)
« Welcome to the October issue This issue is released to the echoes of the announcement of « Plan S » from Science … Continuer la lecture de « Jisc scholarly communications Issue 10: October 2018 – Open access update (.pdf) »
Source > repository.jisc.ac.uk, Jisc scholarly communications, Issue10: octobre 2018
New UKRI system needs community input on Horizon 2020 grants
« (…) Science Minister Sam Gyimah said: « It is imperative that we support our world-class researchers, businesses and scientists to continue … Continuer la lecture de « New UKRI system needs community input on Horizon 2020 grants »
Source > gov.uk, 27 septembre 2018
Jisc gateway to text and data-mining – status update
« Over the past few months, we have been investigating the opportunities for a possible Jisc-delivered text and data mining (TDM) … Continuer la lecture de « Jisc gateway to text and data-mining – status update »
Source > scholarlycommunications.jiscinvolve.org, Sarah Fahmy, 11 septembre 2018
UKRI contributes to new Google search tool
« Experts from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have contributed to a new Google search tool to help scientists, policy makers … Continuer la lecture de « UKRI contributes to new Google search tool »
Source > ukri.org, 7 septembre 2018
UK Research and Innovation joins Europe-wide ambition on open access
« Today, Tuesday 04 September 2018, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), joined funders from across Europe to launch cOAlition S, a … Continuer la lecture de « UK Research and Innovation joins Europe-wide ambition on open access »
Source > ukri.org, 4 septembre 2018
Wellcome: How we judge research outputs when making funding decisions
« Robert Kiley, Head of Open Research, and Jim Smith, Director of Science, discuss the steps Wellcome is taking to fulfil … Continuer la lecture de « Wellcome: How we judge research outputs when making funding decisions »
Source > wellcome.ac.uk, 8 août 2018
Open science, research indicators and reproducibility
« There’s been a flurry of reports and announcements on open science over the last few weeks. (…) At July’s Coalition … Continuer la lecture de « Open science, research indicators and reproducibility »
Source > wonkhe.com, Neil Jacobs, 8 août 2018
Resources from OA summer series community events [diaporamas]
« The presentations from our four OA summer series events this month in London, Glasgow, Manchester and Bristol are below: OA … Continuer la lecture de « Resources from OA summer series community events [diaporamas] »
Source > scholarlycommunications.jiscinvolve.org, Helen Blanchett, 1 août 2018
Open science is all very well but how do you make it FAIR in practice?
« (…) For research to be truly “open” both the findings and the data behind these results need to findable, accessible, … Continuer la lecture de « Open science is all very well but how do you make it FAIR in practice? »
Source > blogs.lse.ac.uk, Rachel Bruce, Bas Cordewener, 26 juillet 2018
arXiv and REF – together at last?
« New draft REF2021 guidance was released for consultation on Monday morning. Buried half-way through this daunting 139 page document was … Continuer la lecture de « arXiv and REF – together at last? »
Source > unlockingresearch-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk, Dr Arthur Smith, 25 juillet 2018
Universities UK Open Access Coordination Group: recommendations and guidelines for best practice
« The Universities UK Open Access Coordination Group (OACG) works to ensure that activities to support the transition towards open access in the … Continuer la lecture de « Universities UK Open Access Coordination Group: recommendations and guidelines for best practice »
Do altmetrics assess societal impact in the same way as case studies? An empirical analysis testing the convergent validity of altmetrics based on data from the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF)
« Altmetrics have been proposed as a way to assess the societal impact of research. Although altmetrics are already in use … Continuer la lecture de « Do altmetrics assess societal impact in the same way as case studies? An empirical analysis testing the convergent validity of altmetrics based on data from the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) »
Source > arxiv.org, Lutz Bornmann, Robin Haunschild, Jonathan Adams, 11 juillet 2018, arXiv:1807.03977v1