The Library Research Services (LRS) team are here to help in 2025.
Coming up in the next month:
Check out the library calendar for further courses and dates in 2025.
The Research Data Management teams in the libraries of both Newcastle University and Northumbria University are organising a collaborative event for research colleagues and PGR students during Love Data Week. It will take place a day before Valentine’s Day to help us improve our relationship with research data, before the big day.
Regardless of your research methods (qualitative or quantitative), or whether you write code, you will collect or produce data. Research data are what supports our research claims, underpins our research publications, and brings credibility and a deeper understanding to our work. If you are trying to publish your work, or you collect, analyse, store or share research data, book your place and find out how your data access statement can enhance the transparency of your work.
In this session we will cover:
· The principles and importance of data access statements in research.
· Practical guidance on writing clear and impactful statements.
· Real-world examples and common pitfalls to avoid.
· Where to share research data.
· Resources and support to simplify the process.
Date: Thursday, 13th February 2025.
Time: 10:00 – 11:30.
Book you place: https://newcastle-uk.libcal.com/event/4311014.
Treat your data with love this Valentine’s Day!
Contact the team via email at rdm@ncl.ac.uk, or visit the website.
Visit the Love Data Week website for more events.
Our Open Access Support Sessions are continuing between January to July 2025.
Are you looking for advice and information on open access or managing publications? Come to one of our monthly drop-in sessions and meet members of the Library Research Services team, who will be happy to answer questions on:
Whether you’re a seasoned researcher, student or simply keen to explore the possibilities within open access, these sessions offer a welcoming space to ask questions, gain insights and delve deeper into the realm of open access.
Each session is informal, and will focus on a specific area and how this relates to open access:
23 January Publisher Agreements 13.00-13.45
18 February Licences and Copyright for Open Access Publications 13.00-13.45
20 March Rights Retention and ePrints 13.00-13.45
29 April Data in Publications 13.00-13.45
5 June Funders and Open Access 13.00-13.45
10 July Library Research Services 13.00-13.45
Please note registration is required for you to receive the online zoom link.
All are welcome!
This December, you can come and chat with members of the Library Research Services (LRS) team at our pop-up event (12.00-14.00) on the 11th at The Atrium, Urban Sciences Building.
We’re also running:
Check out the library calendar for further courses and dates in December and 2025.
This November, you can come and chat with members of the Library Research Services (LRS) team at one of our pop-up events (12.00-14.00) on the 5th (Medical School Foyer) and 12th (Henry Daysh Café Space).
We’re also running the following session:
Coming up next month:
Check out the library calendar for further courses and dates.
Library Research Services is excited to announce a series of informal Pop-up Sessions across campus in November and December. These sessions are designed to showcase the wide range of services we offer. We warmly invite academics and researchers to join us with any questions they may have about open access publishing, data management, or any specific open research queries. Below, you will find a full list of our locations and dates.
Don’t worry if you miss us this time—you’ll have the opportunity to speak to us again in the new year. You can also contact us anytime at lrs@ncl.ac.uk
Following the success of our Open Access Support Sessions earlier in the year, our monthly informal sessions will be returning from September.
Are you looking for advice and information on open access or managing publications? Come to one of our monthly drop-in sessions and meet members of the Library Research Services team, who will be happy to answer questions on:
Whether you’re a seasoned researcher, student or simply keen to explore the possibilities within open access, these sessions offer a welcoming space to ask questions, gain insights and delve deeper into the realm of open access.
Each session will focus on a specific area and how this relates to open access:
19th Sept 2024 Introduction to Library Research Services 13.00-13.45
17th Oct 2024 Research Data and Publications 13.00-13.45
15th Nov 2024 The benefits of ORCiD 13.00-13.45
18th Dec 2024 Licencing for OA funder compliance 13.00-13.45
All are welcome!
These are informal sessions, however, registration is required for you to receive the online teams link.
Are you looking for advice and information on open access or managing publications? Come to one of our monthly drop-in sessions and meet members of the Library Research Services team, who will be happy to answer questions on:
Whether you’re a seasoned researcher, student or simply keen to explore the possibilities within open access, this session offers a welcoming space to ask questions, gain insights and delve deeper into the realm of open access.
Each session will focus on a specific area of open access including an overview of library research services. These sessions are as follows:
14th March 2024 Publisher Agreements 13.00-13.45
18th April 2024 Funder Policies 13.00-13.45
16th May 2024 MyImpact & ePrints Repository 13.00-13.45
20th June 2024 Copyright & Licencing Open Access Publications 13.00-13.45
18th July 2024 UKRI Policy for Long-Form Publications 13.00-13.45
All are welcome!
This is an informal session, however, registration is required for you to receive the online teams link.
In collaboration with Northumbria University we are hosting an online demonstration and discussion of Octopus on November 28th, 1-2pm. Please find event details below and I hope you will be able to join us to learn more about how Octopus aims to support open research.
Octopus is a new publishing platform that is designed to be the primary research record, sitting alongside journal articles which have a more narrative style. Funded by UKRI and built in association with Jisc, it is the place where researchers can record their work in small units, and where the research’s quality can be assessed through peer review and ratings. It is designed to incentivize best practices in research and to make it easy for researchers to establish their priority and get their work ‘out there’ in a way that is fast, fair and free.
Tuesday 5th July, 12.00 – 14.00, Devonshire G21/22.
All colleagues are invited to attend the Open Research Awards celebration event on Tuesday 5th July from 12.00 to hear presentations from the shortlisted entries and to enjoy a networking lunch.
The Open Research Awards recognise staff and students who have used open practices to make research more accessible, transparent or reproducible, and demonstrate an understanding of the aims of Open Research.
If you would like to attend the celebration event please book below to allow us to cater for the appropriate number of people and for any special dietary requirements.
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