A new portfolio of research projects will be focusing on transitions to electronic-only publication, gaps in access, the dynammics of improving access to research papers and the future of scholarly communication.…
The last decade has been a period of unprecedented change for university libraries.…
This joint RIN and SCONUL briefing paper looks at how the financial position of libraries in the higher education sector has changed over the period between 1999 and 2009.…
Though this guide is published by SPARC, it is not presented as an advocacy document promoting the launch of OA Funds: rather it is predicated on an awareness that institutions are curious about these Funds. …
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the new system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions (HEIs).…
The Research Information Network, in cooperation with a host of other key organisations, is launching a series of new projects looking at transitions in scholarly communications.…
Sobering news from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which points to less than rosy prospects for recruitment into the science sector of the economy in a report published this week.…
The current economic difficulties across the globe bring serious risks to scholarly books and journals. Our briefing calls on key stakeholders to find solutions to the challenges facing the UK’s research base.…
This new factsheet explains the basics of the dual support system and summarises recent moves to ensure the full costs of research are funded and to reform the research assessment system.…
This guidance is aimed at authors, research funders, publishers and readers to ensure that funders are acknowledged in a standardised way in journal articles.…
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