Libraries are changing: A new way to borrow books
March 15, 2019
In April, University of Nottingham Libraries will be making changes to our library system. This is part of a major project to improve student experience. Some of this is about updating the way we lend books so that it’s more in line with what students tell us they want. It’s all about: Simplifying our processes …
Open access milestones
March 1, 2019
2018 marked great some achievements in open access publishing for the University. Elle Malcolmson, from the Research Support Team shares more… 2000 open access funding approvals Just before Christmas 2018 a significant gold open access (OA) milestone was reached: 2000 approved applications for gold OA funding since records began in January 2015. Making a publication …
New web resources supporting researchers undertaking systematic reviews
February 19, 2019
The Libraries Research Support team have produced new guidance and support for researchers at the University of Nottingham taking on the task of a Systematic Review. The web resources take researchers through the process of ‘Conducting a Search’, one of the key aspects of a Systematic Review. A systematic review aims to be a comprehensive …
Love Data Week and the new Research Data Management course
February 15, 2019
Coinciding nicely with Valentine’s Day yesterday, this week is Love Data Week which you can follow on twitter with the hashtag #LoveData19. Love Data Week encourages researchers to think about how they look after their data, and whether they’re treating it right. Data is for life (or the 10 years your funder requires that you …
Open Access Week 2018: Harry Potter and open access
October 25, 2018
Today we have a guest blog from Professor Todd Landman, Pro Vice Chancellor in the Faculty of Social Sciences , who explains how Harry Potter helped him publish an open access monograph… Between 2010 and 2013 I was Director of the Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution at the University of Essex. To establish a …
Open Access Week 2018: Co-Authoring an Open Access Textbook
October 24, 2018
In today’s post, guest blogger Chris Woodard from the Department of Philosophy, describes his experience of producing an open access textbook. In February 2014 my colleague Neil Sinclair approached me and another colleague, Isabel Gois, proposing that we collaborate in writing an electronic textbook on ethics. He had himself been approached by some members of the School …
Open Access Week 2018: Plan S – Radical change or not radical enough?
October 22, 2018
The first of our daily blogs for Open Access Week features the newest policy development in open access, Plan S. Beth Montague-Hellen, Senior Research Librarian for Engineering, gives first thoughts and reactions… On 4th September 2018 cOAlition S, a group of research funding agencies from across Europe, released Plan S, a set of principles around …
Celebrating Open Access Week 2018 at Nottingham, 22-26 October
October 16, 2018
Come along to one of our many events we have organised to celebrate International Open Access Week 2018! Open Access Week is the chance to highlight the many benefits of making access to knowledge freely available, for everyone around the world. This year’s theme: ‘Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge’, recognises the need to be …
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
October 15, 2018
We are pleased to announce that full access is now available to African American Newspapers, 1827-1998, which includes approximately 270 US newspapers from more than 35 states and features many rare and historically significant 19th-century titles. Users are able to compare and contrast African American views on major themes of the American past including …
Global Health trial
October 1, 2018
We are pleased to announce that we are providing trial access to Global Health (link will only work on-campus) Global Health is the only specialist bibliographic abstracting and indexing database dedicated to public health. Publications from over 100 countries in 50 languages are abstracted, and all relevant non-English-language papers are translated to give access to research …
