At the end of last week, HEFCE released draft panel criteria and working methods for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The publication of panel criteria follows the release of the framework and guidance on submissions for the REF, released…
University Repository Mandate: A Reminder
Paul Stainthorp has just blogged a reminder about the institutional repository mandate over at the Library research blog, so I thought it wouldn’t hurt to repeat the message here. As suggested, please get in touch with the University’s Repository Officer,…
HEFCE Launches REF Consultation
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has published its recommendations on the nature and structure of the forthcoming Research Excellence Framework, the successor to the RAE: Consultation on the development of the REF The consultation runs until the 16th…
Repository Advocacy and Training in the Library
This morning I delivered a short presentation to about 15 HLSS staff on the benefits of using an institutional repository. You can see the slides here (thanks to Joss Winn whose slides on Open Access formed the basis of this presentation).…