Parliament would like researchers to engage with them: last week they unveiled a new website with guidance for researchers wanting to share their work. I … Read more
Category: Open Research
Using Social Media: Top 10 tips for researchers
1) Pick your platform(s) – don’t do too much There are wealth of options… blogs, twitter, facebook, Instagram, researchgate, academia.edu, snapchat… the list goes on, … Read more
Using Social Media: Recruiting Research Participants via Twitter
This post was written by Sarah Slowe, Head of the Office for Scholarly Communications. Sarah tweets as @HeadUniKentOSC. This is the first post on … Read more
Open Access week – Introducing “The Publishing Trap”
As part of Open Access week here at Kent we were delighted to see the launch of an exciting new board game called The Publishing … Read more
Sources of Open Access Scholarly Works: Where to Start?
Post written by Helen Cooper, our Research Support Librarian. This blog was first published on the IT & Library news blog here. What do we … Read more
Supporting Open Access at Kent: REF Assisted Deposit Service
Written by Christine Buckley (Library Assistant, Scholarly Communications) In support of Open Access week we are taking a look at some of the support … Read more
Kent Open Access week: Your Questions Answered
Following our Open Access week celebrations last week (a week ahead of the International #OAWeek, we’re keen!) we wanted to publish the questions (with answers, of course) … Read more
What has Open Access ever done for me? The benefits of Open Access
On the first day of International Open Access week (#OAWeek, for those of you on Twitter), we wanted to take the opportunity to acknowledge the … Read more
Interview with the inventors of the Publishing Trap
Chris Morrison and Jane Secker are on a mission to make learning about copyright fun, engaging and empowering. Chris (@cbowiemorrison) is Copyright Support and Software Licensing Manager at … Read more
The Joys and Challenges of Establishing the Office for Scholarly Communication at Kent
On June 5th, I turned up at the Library ready to start in a new role, in a new office – excited and a little … Read more