I attended a Association for Information Management (ASLIB) Engineering and Technology Group and British Library (BL) event on 2 March, highlighting some of the future developments and electronic access to the BL’s resources in these subject areas.…
The RIN’s Head of Programmes, Stéphane Goldstein ran a session on researchers’ information-handling skills and training at the Annual Good Practice Conference, organised by the Vitae South West and Wales Hub in Cardiff on 24 February 2010.…
There’s been a flurry of articles this week about the effects of the internet on young people’s minds, sparked by BBC2’s Virtual Revolution series, exploring how the web is reshaping our lives.…
Established and led by the RIN, this group brings together representatives from the communities involved in scholarly communications.…
A visionary project is being funded as part of a joint initiative to explore future scenarios for academic libraries and information services, particularly in the context of a rapidly-changing environment.…
Key national organisations in the library field are to collaborate on a major programme of consultation to help shape the future of the academic library. …
As the RIN’s new research officer, I’ve spent a bit of time over the last few weeks familiarising myself with the higher education sector.…
This fourth meeting of the Research Data Management Forum from 10-11 March 2010 will look at dealing with sensitive data: managing ethics, security and trust.…
The UK Research Reserve (UKRR) has welcomed 14 new higher education institutions, taking its current membership to 29. …
This RIN report finds that many researchers are encountering difficulties in getting access to the content they need and that this is having a significant impact on their research.…
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