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2015

Journal article

Retaking Responsibility for How We Communicate. A Review of Open Access and the Humanities: Contexts, Controversies and the Future

Since the publication of the Budapest Open Access Initiative statement in 2002, Open Access has grown from an ideal to a reality. Open Access and the Humanities explores scholarly practices, communications, and cultures in light of this change and argues that humanists can and should retake responsibility for how they...

Baker, James

labour, open access, humanities, markets, and publishing

2018

Journal article

The once and future library: the role of the (national) library in supporting research

The global research environment is changing rapidly and with it the role of libraries in facilitating research. Taking the British Library as an example, this article provides a situational analysis of the challenges research libraries face in this context. It outlines a new, or at least modified, role for research...

Reimer, Torsten

strategy, research, transformation, library, open access, and scholarly communications

2020

Interactive resource

How to access digital resources: a free webinar for researchers

Researchers working from home may find now, more than ever, that they cannot access all they need to do their research. This webinar will introduce the concept of open access, and the various tools and resources that enable access to the resources researchers need.

Walker, Dominic

e-resources, digital resources, open access, remote work, and research tools

2020

Interactive resource

The British Library's Shared Research Repository

Creative and cultural organisations require repositories that look good, are attractive to users and support a wide range of non-text research outputs. Join us to learn more about our shared repository for UK cultural heritage organisations.

Basford, Jenny ; Glancy, Mark ; Gould, Sara

research repository, British Library, research tools, open access, National Museums Scotland, remote working, shared services, research outputs, datasets, and digital resources

2020

Presentation

On the verge of success – or failure? Repositories and the wider knowledge infrastructure, plus a bit about Hyku

Samvera Connect (Online) 2020 keynote presentation.

Reimer, Torsten

open source, Samvera, open access, Hyku, and repositories

BL Scholarly Communications Toolkit

User Collection

scholarly communications, publishing, copyright, and open access

Open and Engaged Conference 2020 - Inequities in Scholarly Communications

User Collection

open access and conferences

Open and Engaged Conference 2021 - Understanding the Impact of Open in the Arts and Humanities Beyond the University

User Collection

open access and conferences

Open and Engaged Conference 2022 - Climate research in GLAM, digital infrastructure and skills to open collections

User Collection

open access and conferences

2023

Conference paper (unpublished)

(Re)investing in a national repository infrastructure for cultural heritage

Since 2018, the British Library (BL) has invested considerable resource in establishing the necessary infrastructure for a national repository service for cultural heritage organisations, using Samvera Hyku. This has entailed working closely with all known Hyku suppliers and developers, as well as collaborating with the University of Virginia on an...

Basford, Jenny ; Holt, Ilkay ; Jevon, Graham ; Ramsey, Nora

open access, OR2023, and repository

2023

Presentation

Scholarly publishing dynamics in the GLAM environment

Holt, Ilkay

open access, GLAM, copyright, open access policy, and open scholarship

Open and Engaged Conferences

User Collection

open access and conferences

2023

Presentation

Getting started with heritage GLAM repositories

This module covers the topics of open principles and frameworks, policy and legal environments in running repositories, policy development, stakeholder engagement and technical overview of research repositories.

Jevon, Graham ; Holt, Ilkay

research repository, open access, and policy

British Library’s Repository Training Programme for Cultural Heritage Professionals

User Collection

repositories, open access, and training

Repository Training 31 January 2023, Edinburgh

User Collection

training, open access, and repositories

Repository Training 8 March 2023, Online

User Collection

repositories, open access, and training

Repository Training 23 March 2023, York

User Collection

training, open access, and repositories

Repository Training 18 May 2023, Online

User Collection

training, open access, and repositories

Repository Training 31 May 2023, Cardiff

User Collection

repositories, open access, and training

2023

Conference paper (unpublished)

Investing in the future of open infrastructure

Kaitlin Thaney, Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI), discusses the challenges and strategies involved in fostering community-centered open infrastructure, emphasising the importance of sustainable, accessible, and open systems to advance research and knowledge sharing. Kaitlin outlines the work of IOI, focusing on their research-driven approach, the development of a catalogue of...

Thaney, Kaitlin

open infrastructure, open scholarship, and open access

2023

Conference paper (unpublished)

Collective action for driving the open science agenda in Africa and Europe

This talk discusses EIFL's work in Africa, Asia, and Europe regarding open science policies, strengthening repository developments, and skill-building initiatives. Community-driven efforts in Kenya, Serbia, Slovenia, and Malawi, are outlined, emphasising the role of collaboration for sustainability. A Wellcome-funded project in Africa to promote diamond open access also addressed challenges...

Kuchma, Iryna

open access and open scholarship

2023

Conference paper (unpublished)

The not so quiet rights retention revolution: research libraries, rights and supporting our communities

This talk examines the growing rights retention movement within UK research libraries, outlining its importance for authors and researchers and noting a significant increase in institutions adopting rights retention policies. The conversation delves into the role of libraries in supporting researchers' rights, advocating for a shift in the academic landscape...

Nixon, William

open scholarship, policy, open access, and rights retention

Open and Engaged Conference 2023 - Community over Commercialisation

User Collection

open access, conferences, and open scholarship

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