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 […]
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 […]