by crauter | Jun 7, 2019 | Research News
Insights from the newest member of the team As you may be aware there is a new member of the Research Support team…me! I’m Ellie, the new Research Librarian, and as I’ve been in post for just over 2 months, the inevitable blog post is imminent. So, what have I been up...
by crauter | Apr 30, 2019 | Library Resources for Research, REF, Research News
As you are (hopefully) aware, a new Research Information System (RIS) is currently under development. A blended team with colleagues from across IT Services, Library and the REF Team have been working to build a new system ahead of submission to REF in November 2020....
by crauter | Apr 29, 2019 | Open Access, Open Research, Research data, Research Funding, Research News
“Open Access Mandate: All H2020 projects must provide open access (OA) to all peer-reviewed scientific publications that stem from project activities, immediately or otherwise within 6/12 months of publication where publisher embargoes apply. Non-compliance can lead...
by crauter | Mar 27, 2019 | Copyright, Research News
Please link to a survey conducted by our colleague Chris Morrison at Kent University around the use of the educational exceptions provided by the Copyright Designs and Patents Act. The survey is aimed at UK academics and is launched today to inform the UUK and GuildHE...
by crauter | Mar 21, 2019 | Research News
From 22nd March the direct url for: Journal Citation Reports will be http://jcr.clarivate.com Journal Citation reports shows impact factors and other journal metrics. Essential Science Indicators will be http://esi.clarivate.com ESI shows influential researchers and...
by crauter | Mar 14, 2019 | Open Access, Open Research, Publishing, Research News
We were interested to spot this new preprint by Professor Tom Crick et al, discussing the ten myths around Open Scholarship publishing. The paper, which is open for comment, delves into the evolving framework and core issues surrounding Open Research, Open Science and...
by crauter | Feb 4, 2019 | Research News
A few links to help you through the latest REF guidance: New full guidance The key points Including: Some clarification on staff who have significant responsibility for research, portability of outputs, some variation in the rules for co-authored output and...
by crauter | Jan 29, 2019 | Publishing, Research News
We have blogged before about predatory publishers but a training session today suggested some tips people might find useful: Some journals lie about an impact factor. If you are in doubt about a journal go to http://wok.mimas.ac.uk then click the purple login button....
by crauter | Jan 7, 2019 | Library Resources for Research
At Swansea University there is an active learning & teaching community committed to improving practice and engaging with new technology, supported by our excellent SALT team. Academics here are also encouraged to complete a Postgraduate Certificate Teaching in...
by crauter | Dec 10, 2018 | Open Access, ORCID
It’s nearly the end of a busy year for the Library Research Support Team. There is an overview of our activities on our web page (specifically our Team Remit) but the bulk of our work is in the area of open access: supporting researchers in meeting the...
