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OA and the research lifecycle 3: bidding for funding
Open access to published work Many funders, especially those awarding public monies, now make it a prerequisite of funding that all published outputs should be made open access. You should make it...
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OA and the research lifecycle 5: collecting and analysing data
If you anticipate that your research data will be re-used in future (either by yourself or others) there are a few things you need to think about as you collect and analyse your data. Ethical data...
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OA and the research lifecycle 6: writing up
In terms of writing up, the preparation needed for open access is not dissimilar from that required for other types of publication. A major consideration is whether you have made use of third party...
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OA and the research lifecycle 7: disseminating your research
In deciding whether and how to provide open access to your published work you need to consider: The nature of the research output Your funder’s open access policy The availability of funds to pay...
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UK Data Service 2016 – free webinars
The UK Data Service has just released its 2016 programme of webinars. These introduce different aspects of the service and explain their key datasets. For some specialist training from data management...
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Open Access at the University of Northampton: state of play
Since 2007 Library and Learning Services have been offering services to researchers wishing to engage with the Open Access (OA) agenda. This post summarises the policy, services and support now...
View ArticleOpen Access Week – 23rd to 29th October 2017
The theme for this year’s 10th International Open Access Week is “Open in order to…” There are many benefits to open access, including greater visibility of research, increases in citations, and...
View ArticleA light hearted reminder… Research Data Management is important!
Manging the data that you collect and use when researching is extremely important, not just for your own benefit, but for others who cold benefit from the research that you have done. This clip may be...
View ArticleETHICS and Research Data Management
Most research data – even sensitive data – can be shared ethically and legally if researchers employ strategies of informed consent, anonymisation and controlling access to data. Researchers obtaining...
View ArticleOpen Access Week
We are holding a competition to find the best examples of where open access has benefited your research, if open access has made a difference to your work or research then we’d love to hear from you!...
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