Category: research libraries

Greater Expectations – The academic library should be a benefactor for community-owned publishing

Across countries in the global north the transition to open access to research has in recent years been driven largely through library consortia and national institutions striking transformative agreements with commercial publishers. Drawing on recent …

Research data management in France: DCC and Jisc MRD programme suggest possible approaches

ADBU, the association of French academic library directors, held a study day on research data management (RDM) as part of their 43rd Annual Congress on 19 September 2013 in Le Havre. A DCC colleague and I were invited to speak about recent developments…