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What are the Creative Commons licences?
Creative Commons (CC) are a suite of licences that an author applies to their work to set out the terms of how it can be shared and reused. CC licences allow you to make your work openly available while retaining control over how…
Open Access can feel like a maze of options, but fear not – our Open Research Team are here to simplify the journey.
Short on time? Check out our brief video for a quick overview.
Open Access means making a research output freely available to read, download and reuse…
This February and March, we are celebrating the achievements of women and girls in science: several of whom were trailblazers in their time, and whose research and work is making a profound difference in the world. Recently, February 11th marked the 9th Women & Girls in Science Day, with the…
The lovely therapets and their helpers will be making their way to Taylor Library for some Woofy Wednesday fun! Starting from the 13th of March and then every other Wednesday, the therapets will be in Taylor for an hour between 14:00 and 15:00 to share cuddles and help you de-stress.
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The Student Learning Service offers workshops, drop-in sessions and study advice to all students.
The Sir Duncan Rice Library drop-in sessions: (Floor 5, room 506)
Study skills: Tuesdays 12:00 to 14:00. Academic writing: Wednesdays 12:00 to 13:00.Ask any questions you may have. No booking needed!
For online drop-in sessions and workshops, use…
This February is LGBTQ+ History Month, and the theme for this year's campaign is "Medicine: Under the Scope." Exploring the many and varied contributions to the NHS that this community makes, it also seeks to inspire and educate by exploring the lives of little known individuals, highlighting past and present…
OSCOLA Referencing Style is used by law students when they are submitting essays or dissertations. Mastering OSCOLA takes time and real dedication because the rules are very complex. To help students with referencing, last semester, Taylor library was trialling a new service: OSCOLA Clinic. Students could come in Taylor Library…
The Careers and Employability Service Drop-in Sessions were met with high interest and demand last semester, so we are pleased to announce that they’re back! Mrs Janice Montgomery (Senior Careers Adviser at Careers & Employability Service) will be in Taylor Library for the following dates to provide drop-in sessions for…
If you are worried about posting a preprint, don’t be! There's lots of good reasons to consider posting a preprint.
Demystifying Preprints
A preprint is an early version of a scholarly article that hasn’t been peer-reviewed or published in a journal or other venue yet.
Preprint servers, like ArXiv…
I was looking for a fun little anecdote about open research for National Appreciate a Dragon Day (I’m sure you all have that on your calendars – 16 January) when I stumbled upon a pretty fascinating story about the benefits of open culture and dragons…..and dungeons even.
Hearken ye to…
