About RLUK
RLUK is a consortium of the most significant research libraries in the UK and Ireland, and whose purpose is to shape the research library agenda, and contribute to the wider knowledge economy through innovative projects and services that add value and impact to the process of research. We also contribute to the health of society through the preservation and sharing of knowledge: one of the pillars of an open society.
Capturing Covid-19 is a series of activities undertaken by RLUK, which aims to understand the impact of the pandemic on member institutions and the wider higher education sector.
Our strategy for 2018-2021 reflects the commitment of our libraries to transformations in research, innovation in collections, and cultural change in our institutions.
Find out about RLUK’s strategic working groups and projects including our work advocating towards a more ethical and effective scholarly communications market and our special collections programme.
RLUK holds a number of events each year including our annual Conference, the DCDC Conference held in partnership with The National Archives and Jisc, to our Members Meeting and strategic workshops.
RLUK Bulletin
DCDC21 call for papers announced
The call for papers has been announced for the DCDC21 [...]
Universities will cancel publisher deals if they don’t respond to current financial pressures warn major sector bodies
A price freeze on journal subscriptions will not be enough to avoid UK [...]
RLUK issues Content Statement in support of libraries reviewing new and renewed content purchasing
The profound and ongoing effects of the global COVID-19 [...]
Sector news
Jisc digital collections discoverability and impact online training
Having recently transformed from face-to-face to online, the two-course training [...]
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cOAlition S develops “Rights Retention Strategy” to safeguard researchers’ intellectual ownership rights and suppress unreasonable embargo periods GallerycOAlition S develops “Rights Retention Strategy” to safeguard researchers’ intellectual ownership rights and suppress unreasonable embargo periods
cOAlition S develops “Rights Retention Strategy” to safeguard researchers’ intellectual ownership rights and suppress unreasonable embargo periods
Publishers commonly require authors to sign exclusive publishing agreements which [...]
Shape initiative to develop a narrative for the arts, humanities and social sciences
SHAPE is a new initiative to develop a narrative for the [...]




































