RLUK Bulletin
Exploring EDI best practice in libraries and archives. A DCDC22 session report.
Last month saw the virtual Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (DCDC) conference which brought together around 400 professionals from across the library, archive, academic and cultural heritage communities. The conference took place on 11th-15th July 2022 and explored how digital and inclusive innovation is transforming [...]
Library Lending Fit for the 21st Century? Controlled Digital Lending in the UK
Recently, an online event was held to discuss the current status and prospects for Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) in the UK. The event was hosted by Chris Morrison and Jane Secker and jointly run by the National Acquisitions Group and ALT [...]
Becoming a Library Director
RLUK’s New Director Network (NDN) was formed a few years ago as an informal grouping bringing together people who had recently become Library Directors at RLUK member institutions. It acts as a peer network for those newly appointed. Recently the network welcomed a new [...]
RLUK signs statement on Wiley’s withdrawal of access to ebook titles
RLUK and other library and HE organisations have called on Wiley to reinstate [...]
RLUK Digital Scholarship Network Symposium
RLUK's Digital Scholarship Network (DSN) hosted an online symposium on 6 [...]
Launch town hall: AHRC-RLUK Professional Practice Fellowship Scheme 2022
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Research Libraries UK (RLUK) are [...]
International sprint relay symposium: Creating a toolkit for VRR services
IARLA, the International Alliance of Research Library Associations, invites colleagues from across the [...]
Inclusive Collections, Inclusive Libraries events series launched
Over the past few years, cultural heritage institutions, including research libraries from across [...]
RLUK endorses ICOLC statement on the metadata rights of libraries
RLUK has endorsed the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC)'s statement on the metadata [...]
Sector news
Major funding boost for UK’s open research agenda
A consortium of 18 universities – members of the UK Reproducibility Network – has received significant [...]
Jisc licence subscriptions manager now live for Liverpool University Press Opening the Future initiative
Liverpool University Press (LUP) and the COPIM project are pleased to announce a partnership [...]
UKRI’s support for green open access is the right way forward
New guidelines have rightly rejected publisher claims that gold is the only sustainable path [...]
IIIF Conference 2021 sessions now available to view
The IIIF Conference is intended for a wide range of participants, including digital image [...]
Panel discussion: How libraries can support OA transitions of NFP publishers
RLUK Executive Director, David Prosser, participated in a panel discussion at the 2021 [...]
Elsevier lobbying UKRI last minute over funder’s OA policy (paywall)
Head of research libraries consortium “concerned” over move “undermining” consultations on open access The [...]