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Open-ness from the viewpoints of learner, teacher, researcher and senior manager is at the heart of the final print edition of JISC Inform, now online.

Research into authors’ attitudes suggests that scholars are receptive to open access but may not always fully understand it, while guidance aimed at vice chancellors shows how universities can successfully build an open access policy from scratch.

Should we have to pay for content online, asks the debate, and a publisher and professor go head-to-head to discuss the issue. 

Reflections from Sarah Porter, head of innovation, on why technology is a strategic issue is complemented by the story of university leaders who’ve learned to successfully fuse the needs of academics with information services.

Putting that thinking into practice, JISC Digital Media provides advice on how to find the best audio and visual resources online, while JISC’s executive secretary Malcolm Read argues for personal archiving of digital work. 

But the switch to digital means we won’t be sending you a full print version in future – so if you’d like to continue receiving news, opinion and background articles from JISC, along with exciting online features and multimedia, you’ll need to sign up

JISC’s head of communications Robert Haymon-Collins explained the change, saying, "Moving to a digital platform will make it easier for our readers in universities and colleges to access the guidance and in depth articles on demand wherever and whenever they want.

“Video, audio and interactive content will all help ensure that the next JISC Inform is even more engaging, and give us the opportunity to open up the debate to our community to provide a two-way exchange of ideas and advice."

Print copies of the new JISC Inform are currently being circulated to colleges and universities, see Inform plus+ online

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