Open access monographs – changing the nature of the traditional academic book
October 28, 2016
It’s Open Access Week. As part of our own celebrations, we thought we’d tell you more about the library’s support for open access monograph publishing. The benefits and challenges associated with publishing monographs as open access have been well articulated (HEFCE report on open access and monographs). At the core, however, it is about ensuring …
5 minutes with… Tony Simmonds, Senior Research Librarian (Social Sciences)
October 24, 2016
Welcome to our series ‘5 minutes with …’, where we introduce staff working within the Libraries Research and Learning Resources at the University of Nottingham. Tony Simmonds has kindly agreed to talk to us about his role and open access at the University. Questions: Hello Tony, could you tell us more about your role? I’m …
Trial access to ProQuest Congressional Research Digital Collection
October 19, 2016
Until 11th November, we have trial access to ProQuest Congressional Research Digital Collection. The collection comprises: – Congressional Research (CRDC) Part A 1830-2003 – Congressional Research (CRDC) Part B 2004-2010 – Congressional Research (CRDC) Part C 2011 – Congressional Research (CRDC) Part D 2012 – Congressional Research (CRDC) Part E 2013 – Congressional Research (CRDC) …
Kanopy video streaming at Nottingham
October 13, 2016
Following a successful trial back in June, we’ve recently introduced an online video streaming service, Kanopy. The collection contains over 26,000 award-winning documentaries, training videos and feature films which can be streamed from any location on various devices. Around 850 producers contribute to this “Netflix-like” platform, including Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, Green Planet Film, DEFA East …
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