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Digital Preservation Open research

From paper to pixels: How Electronic Research Notebooks are reshaping research practice

On 10 September 2025, the Jisc Digital research community group gathered for a vibrant and thought-provoking meet-up focused on Electronic Research Notebooks (ERNs) – a topic that’s rapidly gaining traction across disciplines and institutions. With over 127 registered attendees and 65 participants joining live, the session spotlighted the real-world implementation of ERNs* at the Cancer […]

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General news Open research

Impacts and Insights: Supporting Institutional Rights Retention Policies

Jisc’s IRRP Project supports higher education institutions in implementing institutional rights retention policies (IRRPs). Last year, Jisc organised two IRRP Question Time webinars to share information about rights retention and policy development in the UK. We also launched a dedicated IRRP channel to foster conversation, support networks, and share best practices. To understand more about […]

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Digital collections Open research

Collective models for open access books: Building assessment criteria for collection development policies

Last year, in preparation for the launch of the UKRI open access policy for monographs, book chapters and edited collections, Jisc and the Open Access Books Network came together to hold a series of online events which focused on different publishing models for open access books. We held three 90-minute webinars with panel speakers including publishers, […]