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Research Service Manager | Cambridge University Libraries. #OpenResearch #ResearcherDevelopment. Married to @orangeaurochs Likes☕🐱📚🐄🧶@moo@mastodon.world

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A must read thread on this week's Guardian article, thank you @simonjbains
Simon Bains@simonjbains18 Jul 2024
I've seen this piece promoted several times this week, and it's always great to see the academic voice speaking up strongly about the costs and wrong-headedness involved in academic publishing [1/12] theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Some personal notes on the REF OA mandate for books eve.gd/2024/06/21/a-few-note…

Some personal notes on the REF OA mandate for books

A few personal notes on the clamour around OA for books (written from the perspective of an author of 10 books that are all openly accessible):

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💡 Fair & sustainable publishing models are feasible, says @thomroulet (@Cambridge_Uni). He explains that a 10-15,000€ budget can enable an #OpenAccess journal that is freely accessible to everybody Watch the KR21 Knowledge Capsule: knowledgerights21.org/kr21-k… #KnowledgeCapsules
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Come and join our lovely team as Physics Librarian - jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/46795/
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Calling all librarians! @opening_future invites you to complete this poll to gauge interest for participating in their Advisory Board to discuss #oabooks and guide OtF's next steps. Read more here: copim.pubpub.org/pub/i9i9izv…

Opening the Future seeks Library Advisory Board Members · Copim

Opening the Future is seeking library members to help advise and steer our next steps

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How much was a 4* impact case study worth in REF2021? New analysis by @JonCollett5 suggests they could be worth between £480,000 (panels C&D) and £880,000 (A&B) over the REF cycle. Thanks @SimonRKerridge for review feedback and Jon for insightful analysis! fasttrackimpact.com/post/how…

How much are REF2021 4* impact case studies and 4* outputs worth?

With the announcements in summer 2023 of the next REF, I started asking myself the question, how much are the REF2021 impact case studies...

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Read @Nicki_SotonLib on the importance and value of institutional #repositories and #OA #OpenAccess #OpenResearch #RightsRetention timeshighereducation.com/cam…

Unwrapping discovery: the importance of institutional repositories

Self-archiving in university repositories is an alternative academic publishing route to gold open access that can boost citations and diversify users accessing scholarly content, writes Nicki...

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We've launched a consultation today on our proposed #OpenAccess policy for REF 2029. We welcome responses from any organisation, group or individual interested in research or scholarly publishing: ref.ac.uk/guidance/ref-2029-… #REF2029 @Economy_NI @HEFCW @ResEngland @ScotFundCouncil
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💥New: How to write a “good” REF Environment Statement @mjinglis @LizzieGadd @LizStokoe #REF2029 #ResearchEnvironment #ResearchCulture wp.me/p4m9em-cSm
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West Hub Events in collaboration with Tiny Pause brings you: Mindfulness for Focus & Connection Delivered by Sam Thorogood. He combines proven neuroscience & mindfulness based techniques into useful daily habits. Register here for free: tinyurl.com/4z4af5xd
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Exciting updates on the REF 2029 website: Update on PCE: ref.ac.uk/news/people-cultur… Updated REF timetable: ref.ac.uk/about/timetable/ #REF #REF2028 #REF2029 @Economy_NI @HEFCW @ResEngland @ScotFundCouncil
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The UL is open today from 9am. We hope you all had a fantastic festive break!
the main reading room at Cambridge University Library

ALT the main reading room at Cambridge University Library

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Powerful keynote from Siddarth Soni illustrating from personal experience the necessity of open research. I'll definitely share this video when it's online #CamOR23
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Such a powerful keynote from @_siddharthsoni on the importance of open humanities and their opposition to the private university’s model. It had everything in it. My brain is hungry. #CamOR23
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Come and work with us in a fab role supporting researchers, administrators and librarians with Open Research jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/43841/
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Meet the Michaelmas Term winner of our @Cambridge_Eng Library QR Quest competition. The prize? A 665 piece LEGO Jeep Wrangler. Congratulations, Simeng! 🥳
Person standing in the Engineering library holding LEGO prize

ALT Person standing in the Engineering library holding LEGO prize

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Join us at this year’s Cambridge Open Research Conference, ‘Open Research for Inclusion’ on Friday 17 November in Cambridge or online. Expert speakers & panellists will explore #OpenResearch in different and underserved areas. Programme & registration bit.ly/OpenResearchInclusion
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Happy #OpenAccessWeek! This week we have a post for you every day and today we are focusing on How Creative Commons licences support #openscience and scholarship! blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/… @UCLLibraries @ucylpay
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