Topic: open access

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

What is activity data and why is it useful?

Activity data is big business. We see it in the recommendations we get every time we look at something on Amazon, we see its importance every time we get asked if we have a club/nectar/loyalty card when we buy something … Read more

Open access and the transparency of research

It has been a busy week for research. The UK Research Councils (RCUK) and HEFCE announced plans to work together on open access.  JISC’s Executive Secretary, Dr Malcolm Read, gave oral evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology … Read more

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