Posts by Emma
Open Access Week: Full open access – a change of scenery
October 22, 2020
In our fifth and final blog for Open Access Week, Natalia Tsiva, Research Library Advisor, provides an overview of full open access publishing, outlines what fully open access journals and platforms are, what are their advantages for authors and the public and how Plan S is going to change this publishing model from 1 January 2021. On 4 September 2018, 11 national research funding organisations, with …
Open Access Week: Journal publishing: transformed by agreement
In the fourth of our daily blogs for Open Access Week, Senior Research Librarian Tony Simmonds explores new models to enable publishing in journals. Pay to read or pay to publish? That is the question that’s ruffling the normally composed arena of scholarly communications. Slowly, publisher by publisher, new articles by Nottingham authors are appearing by virtue of a novel business model. Steered by the determination …
Open Access Week: Open Access Book Publishing
October 21, 2020
In our third post for Open Access Week, the University of Nottingham Libraries Research Support team guide you through the knowns and unknowns of Open Access (OA) book publishing. After years of major changes to the scholarly publishing landscape where the availability of free-to-read research articles and journals has increased dramatically, it may appear that academic books have been an afterthought. When we consider books and long-form publication more broadly, we include monographs, …
Open Access Week: Retain copyright, free ideas!
October 20, 2020
In the second of our daily blogs for Open Access Week, Senior Research Librarian Tony Simmonds describes how copyright is moving centre stage for researchers. Do your eyes glaze over when confronted with the small print of another publishing contract? You’re not alone. Terms governing copyright especially are not for dwelling on … never mind the legalese, where do I sign?! Wellcome’s new approach Courtesy of …
Open Access Week: Wellcome Trust heralds open access policy shakeup
October 19, 2020
The first of our daily blogs for Open Access Week features the Wellcome Trust open access (OA) policy changes. Olivia Marsh, Research Librarian, provides an overview of forthcoming Wellcome Trust policy changes, in the first of five posts exploring funder alignment with Plan S, the manifesto for accelerating the shift to open access. From the 1 January 2021, the Wellcome Trust OA policy will look very different and this post explains some of the key changes. The overarching aim of the new OA policy is to …
Introduction to online resources
September 30, 2020
In the coming year, you may be spending more time at home and in your own spaces. Our library teams are working hard to ensure that you have access to a range of fantastic online resources – accessible on and off campus – to support you during this time. Each week until the end of …
Research support – find out how we can help
September 17, 2020
University of Nottingham Libraries’ Research Support Team are here to help you in all aspects of the research lifecycle. Read on to find out more. It’s the start of a new academic year in which research priorities, and the amount of time available for it, may be changing. For some research leave may have been …
NUsearch upgrade – August 2020
August 10, 2020
The library discovery tool, NUsearch has been upgraded today with some useful new features. Read on to find out more about the new developments. ‘About the topic’ overview Many NUsearch users start their quest for material with short topic searches, often by looking for keywords to help them dive deeper into a subject. This new …
What to expect in our libraries (updated)
July 17, 2020
As you may expect, our libraries will look, and work, a little different to usual this year. Read on for details of some of the changes you can expect to see including how to access study space and our services. Arriving at the library | Safety measures | Help and support Re-opening libraries Throughout …
NUsearch upgrade – June 2020
June 26, 2020
The University’s online library discovery tool, NUsearch has been upgraded today with new functionality and a redesigned interface. NUsearch has a new look NUsearch’s new look has been informed by feedback from staff and students and should provide an improved search experience. Read on for more details of the changes. Simplifying the menu In the …
