{"id":33,"date":"2017-09-14T14:24:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/osc\/?p=33"},"modified":"2023-04-26T12:31:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T11:31:28","slug":"the-osc-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/osc\/2017\/09\/14\/the-osc-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The OSC is here!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following this post<\/a> saying we are coming soon… one year later, we are here!<\/p>\n

Over the past three months I have had many meetings about the OSC and the initial question is usually \u2018What is it?\u2019 \u2013 and in response to my reply \u2018What do you think it is?\u2019, I\u2019ve had answers from \u201cThe OSC is to enforce REF open access compliance\u201d to \u201cThe OSC will be helping researchers get a TV deal\u201d. The launch was a fantastic opportunity to highlight why we need an OSC and what the office will do.<\/p>\n

The proposal for the OSC established that the office would be:
\n\u201cA centre for excellence in scholarly communications that is highly visible, highly accessible and understanding of the needs and concerns of the academic community across all faculties \u2013 a building block for Kent\u2019s inclusive, supportive and disruptive research environment. The Office for Scholarly Communication will actively align support from Research Services, Information Services and other pockets of excellence to create a single point-of-need service creating added value in and from scholarly communications activity.\u201d<\/em>
\n(IS SMT January 2016 \u2013 Office for Scholarly Communication proposal \u2013 Model)<\/p>\n

\"Deputy
Professor Philippe De Wilde, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation, introducing the OSC launch event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The slides<\/a> explain a little more about what we are trying to achieve.<\/p>\n

So, now you know we are here \u2013 what next?<\/h3>\n

The overarching aim of the office is to be researcher focused, so the more feedback<\/a> we have from you as researchers about the challenges \u00a0you are facing, the better. Where we see the major issues and common pain points emerging from our discussions, we can focus our resources in overcoming these common challenges.<\/p>\n

We know we have excellent open access, research data support and support for impact available at Kent, which is where many institutions are focusing their scholarly communications support \u2013 we are moving beyond that to look at a wider remit, but in order to do this, and to focus support on the most relevant areas, we first need to establish how our researchers are communicating their research, beyond the traditional outputs. If you are writing a policy brief, curating an exhibition, blogging or creating board games, however you are communicating your research, let us know<\/a>!<\/p>\n

For the future \u2013 Kent & the Scholarly Communication Environment<\/h3>\n

The OSC will look at new tools, new challenges & new standards in scholarly communication as they emerge. Looking at \u00a0developments such as UKSCL, DORA<\/a>, and the Leiden Manifesto<\/a> and staying on top of the latest developments, so that individuals don\u2019t have to. The OSC will also explore and implement the most appropriate tools and systems for Kent \u2013 looking at how we optimise our use of freely available resources such as Open knowledge maps<\/a>, BASE <\/a> and Google Scholar<\/a> and get the most value from tools such as Kudos<\/a>\u00a0and Altmetric<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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