Innovative Scholarly Communication

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We’re strengthening and expanding the roles of research libraries in Innovative Scholarly Communication.

This is one of the three main Strategic Directions in our 2018-2022 Strategy.

Open Access: our Open Access Working Group is looking at Open Access developments and the role of libraries therein, including Plan S and conducting OA negotiations with publishers; also the possibilities for libraries as Open Access publishers and innovative publishing.
Copyright and Legal Matters: this working group keeps a close eye on European legislative and policy developments, actively speaks up for the interests of libraries, and provides advice and guidance for researchers.
Innovative Metrics: the Innovative Metrics Working Group is sharing best practices that can be used to develop recommendations for the optimal use of metrics in research libraries and information infrastructures, regardless of size, budget or experience level.
Citizen Science: the Citizen Science Working Group aims to deliver webinars, recommendations, white papers, templates, reading lists and case studies over the two-year life of the working group supporting research libraries to engage in citizen science.