The University’s current Remote Desktop Gateway Service, which enables remote access to computers on-campus will be replaced by a new Specialist Remote Access service for … Read more
Category: Research support
University of Kent’s response to the REF 2029 Open Access Policy consultation
This is a summary of our institutional response to the Research Excellence Framework 2029 open access consultation What’s worked for OA since 2014 The introduction … Read more
Library opening hours and borrowing over the summer vacation
24/7 opening comes to an end from Friday 14 June. The Templeman Library will close at 23:00 on Friday 14 June and reopen at 08:00 … Read more
LibrarySearchDiscovery: we want your views!
LibrarySearch Discovery has provided access to 50 million+ curated Open Access resources over the last six months as part of a pilot scheme running this … Read more
Update on supporting Open Access for books, book chapters and edited collections at Kent
From January 2024 Open Access requirements for books, book chapters and edited collections arising from UKRI funded projects have existed. The Open Research team in … Read more
Scan and Deliver pilot: get the content you need quickly
A new chapter for document delivery Last term we launched a new improved Document Delivery request service making it quicker and easier to request e-book … Read more
Architecture Highlights: new module book shelving area
What’s new! We have created and will be piloting a new shelving area in the Templeman Library on Floor 2 in Block B. The Architecture … Read more
Funded by UKRI? Planning to publish a book or chapter? Please read this and take action
UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) and its constituent research councils have operated an Open Access policy for journal articles and conference proceedings for several years, but will … Read more
Supporting Open Research – recording pre-prints in KAR
In this post we outline our policy approach to recording pre-prints in our institutional repository, KAR. It explains what we wished to achieve and why … Read more
Supporting Open Research – sharing early by publishing pre-prints
Open Research improves the quality and reliability of research, supports a culture of transparency, maximizes public benefit and avoids resource waste. Sharing pre-print early versions … Read more