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Voices of OPERAS UK: Jisc

Voices of OPERAS UK is a blog series spotlighting the members of OPERAS based in the UK. Each feature introduces a member organisation through the same five quick questions.  OPERAS is a European Research Infrastructure (RI) that supports open scholarly communication in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) across the European Research Area. Its mission is to […]

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The National Open Science Festival at the University of Groningen: MEET | SHARE | INSPIRE | CARE

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 […]

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Navigating the introduction of rights retention: Lessons from Leeds Beckett University

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 […]