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Developing the Research Library Workforce

Building the new research information infrastructure

Resource discovery and delivery

Digitisation

Demonstrating Value

Increasing our Effectiveness

RLUK's vision is that the UK should have the best research library support in the world

Welcome to RLUK

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RLUK/SCONUL briefing on the impact of Open Access

RLUK and SCONUL have commissioned from Alma Swan a short briefing on the impact of open access on researchers, universities and society.

New RLUK and BLPAC “Caring for Collections” e-tool available

The jointly developed online “Caring for Collections” resource is now available via the Preservation Advisory Centre’s website here: www.bl.uk/blpac/induction.html

RLUK Members welcome new and improved terms with largest journal publishers

RLUK Members welcome new and improved terms with largest journal publishers

For immediate release 01/12/11

Research Libraries UK (RLUK) welcomes the announcement that JISC Collections has secured better terms and conditions in deals with the two largest commercial publishers of academic research journals on behalf of the UK Higher Education sector.

Article in Times Higher Education: RLUK Libraries reject 'raw deal' on e-journals

Cut cost of accessing research catalogues or lose RLUK business, publishers told.

Paul Jump, Times Higher.

 

Major research libraries have told the two largest journal publishers that they will not renew their "big deals" with them if they do not make significant real-terms price reductions.