Background OPERAS is the Research Infrastructure (RI) dedicated to advancing open scholarly communication in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) within the European Research Area (ERA). Its mission is to coordinate and federate resources in Europe to effectively and efficiently address the scholarly communication needs of European SSH researchers. Established in response to the needs and […]
Anna Hughes, Development and engagement manager, Jisc, recently attended the Netherlands National Open Science Festival at the University of Groningen. Held annually for the past five years, it is an opportunity for the Dutch open science community – professional research support staff, researchers from across all disciplines, librarians and open access publishers – to mingle […]
This is a guest post by Liesl Rowe, Senior Digital Library Advisor (Copyright), Library and Learning Services, Leeds Beckett University On 1 September 2024, Leeds Beckett University (LBU) formally introduced a new rights retention policy. This was the culmination of a year’s work. The project began in December 2022 with the appointment of our new […]