Archives: October 2012

Top 10 tips on how to make your open access research visible online

So you’ve deposited your research paper in your institution’s online repository, now what?  Just because it’s online, doesn’t automatically mean it’ll get lots of interest, you can harness the power of the social web to promote your papers and engage … Read more

Open Futures in Open Access

As Heather Morrison describes in her blog post, there is plenty to celebrate in the continuing growth of open access. Here at JISC we have been supporting emerging open access practices for over a decade. We’re busy building services and communities … Read more

UK contributes to European Open Access progression

A workshop, held in Barcelona, demonstrated the level of interest in the issues of open access and preservation across Europe. Representatives from the UK, Germany, Estonia, Poland, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and many more gathered.

Exploring open access to save monographs, the question is – how?

You’ve just spent years researching and then writing your monograph. This is the book that will kick start your career – your proposal was accepted by your top publisher – you got great comments back from the peer reviewers – … Read more

Supporting colleges to get the most from their technology

The September 2012 AoC Learning Technology Survey Report carries interesting messages for all of us working within further education and in particular for me and the team at JISC working to support the sector.  Although we will be considering the report in … Read more

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