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August/Sept 2020 l Issue 109 The never-ending story 4
From deposits to discovery, Rebecca Pool looks at the long and winding journey of the institutional repository
Accelerating open science 10
Daniel Keirs considers open science from the perspective of a physics publisher, including steps needed to accelerate progress
Breaking up the old-fashioned 12 academic paper
Documentary-maker Alex Freeman never thought she would make a tool that could overhaul the structure of academic publishing, writes Faye Holst
Publishers ‘swift to release Covid-19 research’
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Never before has science taken front stage - and front page - for such a prolonged period, writes Matt McKay
Making decisions with confidence
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Nandita Quaderi explains what editorial integrity means for citation data and journal evaluation
Plain language, plainly spoken 18
Researcher of the month: Tim Gillett meets Auriel Fournier, a winner of the BioOne Ambassador Award for early-career researchers who excel at communicating their work to the public
Real-life problems and big data solutions 20
Our Researcher of the Month for July is Ian Smith, of Cambridge’s Royal Papworth Hospital
Open Book: ‘No rhyme or reason’ on ebook prices 21
A UK-based university librarian has spoken out about ‘gobsmacking’ prices being charged for some ebooks
Investing in a brighter future 22
The new non-profit Knowledge Futures Group offers institutions a valuable scholarly communications resource, writes Heather Staines
Paying it forward 24
It might be fair to say we have entered the era of irreproducible science, writes Martijn Roelandse
Combining twin passions 26
Sami Benchekroun explains how a love of entrepreneurship and scholarly communications have shaped his career
Libraries and the pandemic challenge 28
Research Information’s latest webcast, Covid-19 and the Future of the Academic Library, was broadcast to more than a thousand viewers in June
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A machination of missives from around the industry
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It seems incredible that this is the third issue of Research Information to have been published since the onset of the pandemic. Last month we organised a very
successful webcast, with more than 1,000 viewers registered, entitled Covid-19 and the Future of the Academic Library. Three librarians from different countries around the world gave us the benefit of experience gained since lockdown was introduced in their respective institutions.
Though all three have had to work
hard and inventively to deal with the situation they found themselves in, there were remarkable feelings of optimism mixed in as well – with hopes that the pandemic might usher in a new era of open science, a more open attitude towards different ways of working, and hopes that those at the sharp end might be better rewarded by their employers as a recognition of their highly- skilled work. There is a short precis of
proceedings on page 30, along with links to the webcast, which will be available to view on catch-up for the rest of the year. Elsewhere in this issue we have
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a new column: Researcher of the Month. This initiative is aimed at highlighting the fascinating work of researchers across the world, and the interesting ways in which they are disseminating their work. We are on the lookout for researchers to highlight over the coming months, so please get in touch if you have any recommendations! In the meantime, stay safe, healthy and happy – and we look forward to catching up with you all in person as soon as it is feasible.
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Leader: Tim Gillett Silver linings?
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