RLUK Bulletin
A framework for thinking about the ‘new normal’
It wasn’t long after the shutting of our physical library buildings that everybody’s thoughts turned to the future and what rapidly became the new cliché – ‘the new normal’. The realisation quickly came that while we could go back to a pre-Covid normality we [...]
Back to the future: reflecting on the Libraries of the Future
In any time of accelerated change it is tempting to look forward and imagine what a future world will look like. A constant theme of the past couple of months is that ‘nothing will be the same again’, the view that there have been [...]
Running an online workshop with the ADN
As the Covid-19 pandemic has upended what we know to be business as usual, RLUK, like many other organisations, has explored different ways of working that will allow us to continue to support and engage with our members and the wider community. For the [...]
DCDC21 call for papers announced
The call for papers has been announced for the DCDC21 Conference - Catalysts for [...]
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 researchers losing access to key academic content, warn [...]
RLUK issues Content Statement in support of libraries reviewing new and renewed content purchasing
The profound and ongoing effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic on higher education [...]
OA Switchboard demonstration
On 27 July 2020, the RLUK OAPP Group hosted a webinar demonstration of [...]
IARLA Supports cOAlition S Rights Retention Strategy
IARLA, representing the research libraries of Australia and New Zealand, Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, [...]
Priority areas for the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA)
RLUK is a member of the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA), an informal [...]
Sector news
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cOAlition S develops “Rights Retention Strategy” to safeguard researchers’ intellectual ownership rights and suppress unreasonable embargo periods Gallery
cOAlition 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 restrict what authors can [...]
Shape initiative to develop a narrative for the arts, humanities and social sciences
SHAPE is a new initiative to develop a narrative for the arts, humanities and social [...]
New Sherpa Romeo and Sherpa Fact websites launched
The Jisc open access team is delighted to announce the release of the latest [...]
Jisc and Universities UK call for publishers to reduce their fees to maintain access to essential teaching and learning materials
The Universities UK Jisc content negotiation strategy group is calling on major academic publishers to seek [...]
Relaunch of Jisc digital collections discoverability and impact workshops – 30 June
In response to rapidly changing needs and requirements, Jisc has transformed their two one-day [...]
LHCAB confirms recommendation on recording retention commitments
Following a period of community consultation in April and May, the Library Hub Community Advisory Board [...]