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Who owns our knowledge? Reflections from UKSG 2025

Earlier this year I attended the UKSG Conference in Brighton, a key event for those of us working in scholarly communication and open research. This annual event brings together librarians and other HEI professionals,…

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Electronic Research Notebooks: Upcoming Training

Search ‘Library’ on PDMS to register.  Introduction to LabArchives Electronic Research Notebook  Thursday 9th October 1-2pm  Introduction to Inventory Wednesday 29th October 11am-noon  Building Basics: Forms,…

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Open access in the UK vs. internationally

The summer is gone, the population of golfers in St Andrews is giving way to the return of staff and students. Almost half of the student body at the University of St Andrews is comprised of international students, and…

Open access: community over commercialisation

In honour of International Open Access (OA) Week, which started yesterday, the open access team is starting this blog up once again, reviving it after having laid dormant for the past year. Given the time of year,…