by crauter | Mar 9, 2017 | Research News
With rumours of the researcher identifier ORCID being mandatory for the next REF, I came across the concept of the “Zombie ORCID” on this blog post (recounting an ORCID workshop run by the OU): “Most people who had encountered ORCID had been prompted...
by crauter | Mar 6, 2017 | Research News
We have a new open access summary for Swansea University researchers with the absolute basics on how to meet your open access obligations. View it online here or click on the image below if you need a bigger version: This covers the basics of what researchers need to...
by crauter | Feb 21, 2017 | Events and training, Research News
3rd March 2-3.30pm, Training Rm 3, Library, Singleton Park Campus. Rebecca Evans from SAGE will be visiting Swansea to demonstrate how Sage Research Methods can help you and your students with research projects and skills development. You’ll have the chance to explore...
by crauter | Feb 6, 2017 | Research News
Are you new to Swansea or confused about the open access options available to you? These briefings will cover the HEFCE open access policy for the REF, sources of funding for article processing charges and the help available to you on campus. Mon 20th Feb 12-1 SURF...
by crauter | Jan 27, 2017 | Open Access, Research News
Have you noticed that the home page for our institutional repository, Cronfa, now showcases our full text outputs? You can now see: Most recent full text additions Lists of our most downloaded items this week, this month and all time We’ve seen a big increase in...
by crauter | Jan 24, 2017 | Research News
Those of you who use Beall’s list of predatory journals may have noticed that it has vanished. So far there is no official word on the reason for this or whether the information will be listed elsewhere. In the mean time, here are some ways you can make sure you...
by crauter | Jan 23, 2017 | Open Access, REF
Short answer: no. The accepted version of a paper needs to be uploaded to RIS as well. The HEFCE REF Open Access policy includes “subject based repositories” as a suitable home for open access papers. The associated FAQ state that HEFCE do not...
by crauter | Jan 20, 2017 | Research News
We are running a few training sessions on the Bay Campus next month for staff: How to use RIS for staff publications = 1-2pm, Wed 1st Feb. An overview of the university’s Research Information System and how this links to staff web pages and the repository...
by crauter | Jan 16, 2017 | Research News
Conference papers are published in many formats which makes them tricky to categorise and deal with. This is a brief guide to how to treat conferences in terms of depositing them for the REF. What is covered by the REF policy? According to the HEFCE policy only...
by crauter | Jan 12, 2017 | Library Resources for Research, Research News
Have you used Scopus recently? The interface has been refreshed, giving it a generally less cluttered appearance. ‘Alerts’ and ‘Lists’ are now in the toolbar at the top of the page. Other functions have been moved to what Scopus are calling a...
