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 […]
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, […]
Software systems should never stand still. They should constantly be evolving, striving to provide a better, more modern experience for their users. The developers and product managers who support and maintain them should always be asking the questions: “Is our system becoming outdated? Is it serving our customers’ needs? Can we do this better?” For […]