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Category Archives: Open Access
New Podcast – Copyright and your Thesis
You may remember earlier in the year that we created some guidance for Postgraduate Researchers for including third-party copyright works in their thesis. You can now find out more in our new copyright podcast which covers the basics of copyright: … Continue reading
Plan S – a primer
What is Plan S? Plan S is a radical proposal regarding open access (OA) to research publications. It was created by cOAlition S, a group of research funders co-ordinated by Science Europe. It includes UKRI (UK Research and Innovation), Wellcome, … Continue reading
Posted in Funding bids, Library research support, Metrics, Open Access
Tagged coalition s, OA, open access, plan s, scholarly communication, UKRI
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‘Open Research’ on the OU Library podcast!
The OU Library recently started a brand new podcast, called ‘Completely Shelfless’, to tell people about our services and resources. The most recent episode is on ‘Open Research‘, so Chris and Dan joined podcast host and library colleague Fiona to … Continue reading
Posted in Library research support, Library resources, Open Access, ORDO, ORO, Public engagement, Research Data Management
Tagged ORDO, ORO, Podcast
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UKRI Article Processing Charges and Gold Open Access at the OU
The UKRI block grant is now in it’s 6th year. The grant pays for Open Access Article Processing Charges for articles and conference proceedings that are the result of a UKRI funding body grant. (1) There is nothing particularly unique … Continue reading
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Copyright and your thesis: new guidance for conquering copyright confusion
We are pleased to announce the release of a new guidance document entitled ‘copyright and your thesis’ (OU log-in required), designed to help postgraduate research students understand their copyright responsibilities during thesis production. Copyright law can be confusing, but for … Continue reading
Posted in Library research support, Open Access, ORO, Research Students
Tagged copyright, creative commons, open access
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What is a post-print and where do I get it? Guidance on what can be added to repositories and where to find it
The people behind the Open Access discovery tool Open Access button have recently published 2 useful guides. The first Pre-prints, post-prints, and publisher’s PDF explained offers some guidance on how to identify: Pre-prints (or Submitted Versions) Post-prints (or Accepted Author Manuscripts) Published … Continue reading
Posted in Library research support, Open Access, ORO
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#ThesisThursday at The Open University
So Dan Weinbren quotes Steven Rose the OU’s first professor of biology in his history of the OU. (1) It’s not just true of research in general but also postgraduate research: The Open University is a destination for PhD students. And that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Library research support, Open Access, ORO
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A roundup of free online training
There have been a few new, free online training resources for researchers released lately, so we thought with summer here it would be worth a roundup. From a focus on working with data and data management to a broader range … Continue reading
Open Access and ORO – not just about mandates!
The biggest challenge facing Institutional Repositories like ORO is not meeting the REF Open Access policy, although that is important! Rather it is demonstrating their long term value to the research community they serve. Take the case of the discussion paper authored by Dr … Continue reading
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Event for authors and researchers – Explore open access books
Springer Nature is holding a multidisciplinary event on Monday 23 April in London during Academic Book Week, exploring how open access books can help authors make the most out of their research. The event is open to all researchers and … Continue reading
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