Responsible metrics & UK HE

HEFCE’s “Forum for the Responsible Use of Metrics” currently have open a survey for institutions (one response per institution is required) to find out how institutions are implementing policies on the responsible use of metrics: Responses will be...

Open access and the Bloodhound SSC

Many of you will have heard of Bloodhound SSC, a car built to break the landspeed record but also with the aim of interesting young people in STEM subjects. By Katie Chan – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47617502 This...

Celebrating Open Access Week 2017

Open Access Week 2017 runs from 23-29th October. Swansea University is taking the opportunity to celebrate the excellent work being done by all our researchers to make ever-increasing numbers of publications open access, free for the world to download on our...

Need help with RIS/Cronfa/Open Access?

We have a session for staff on Wednesday 18th October 2-3pm in Training Room 1 in the library on Singleton Park campus: “Managing your publication profile: RIS, Cronfa & Open Access Course Description/Overview: All research staff are required to enter...

Postgrad Research student essentials

Bookings have opened for the excellent new programme of Postgraduate Skills sessions. As always the library is contributing a wide selection of sessions but in particular we’d encourage Postgraduate Researchers to sign up promptly for: An informal library...

Creative Commons

You may have been asked to put a creative commons license on your work. What is this and what does it do? Creative Commons is a global non profit organization that enables sharing through the use of free legal tools. The licenses work with copyright law and give...