Open Research at the University of Cambridge: What have we done so far?

At the start of 2019 the University of Cambridge announced its Position Statement on Open Research. This blog looks at what has been happening since then and the current plans for making research at Cambridge more open. Our Position In February 2019, the University of Cambridge set out its position on open research to support … Continue reading Open Research at the University of Cambridge: What have we done so far?

Searching Open Access: steps towards improving discovery of OA in a less than 100% OA world

At the heart of the University of Cambridge’s Open Access Policy is the commitment “to disseminating its research and scholarship as widely as possible to contribute to society”. Behind this aim is the benefit to researchers worldwide, as the OA2020 vision has it, to “gain immediate, free and unrestricted access to all of the latest, … Continue reading Searching Open Access: steps towards improving discovery of OA in a less than 100% OA world

Multiplicity, the unofficial theme of Researcher to Reader 2019

For the past four years at the end of February, publishers, librarians, agents, researchers, technologists and consultants have gathered in London for two days of discussions around the concept of ‘Researcher to Reader’. This blog is my take on what I found the most inspiring, challenging and interesting at the 2019 event. There wasn’t a … Continue reading Multiplicity, the unofficial theme of Researcher to Reader 2019