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The Digital Poverty Alliance defines digital poverty as “the inability to interact with the online world fully, when, where, and how an individual needs to.”
Ofcom’s 2022 Digital Exclusion Review sets out some of the key barriers. These include the affordability of devices and internet packages,…
Digital and Information Services is very mindful of the impact of its services on the environment, and the need to contribute to the Sustainability theme of Aberdeen 2040. Work is ongoing in relation to the environmental impact of our IT infrastructure, and in 2023 we were delighted to swap our…
Get ready to elevate your digital prowess with our upcoming training sessions! Join the Digital Skills team on campus or online for a range of sessions to improve your information and digital capabilities. Everyone is welcome to attend; whether you're looking to sharpen your existing abilities or dive into new…
What is an Open Access Agreement?
Transitional Agreements (aka Read and Publish) are agreements between an institution and a publisher where the subscription and publish fees are bundled into one package.
Members of the institution then have read access to the…
Using metrics to select a journal involves evaluating the journal's citation rates to gain insights into its influence and the visibility of its published research. Several metrics are available to assess journals, and the rank of a title can vary depending on the measure used. Journals with high metric scores…
