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November, 2018

Wellcome announces new OA policy

05/11/18

The Wellcome Institute has announced its new OA policy, the main points of which are as follows: it will apply to any article that includes original peer reviewed research submitted for publication from 1[...]

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October, 2018

SCONUL website - maintenance completed

19/10/18

We will be undertaking maintenance on our servers on Sunday 21 October 2018. This means the SCONUL website, including the SCONUL Access scheme will not be available during Sunday evening and night. The work[...]

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Summer conference 2019 - venue and dates announced

15/10/18

We are delighted to announce that the SCONUL Summer Conference for 2019 will be in Manchester from Tuesday 11 June to Wednesday 12 June 2019. The theme of the Summer Conference 2019 is “Delivering[...]

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SCONUL Summer Conference

2019

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September, 2018

Research into the experience of BAME staff in academic libraries - survey closes 19 October

27/09/18

The survey that is part of the research project looking into the experience of BAME staff in academic libraries is now open. It closes on the 19 October. SCONUL has commissioned the research into[...]

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BAME

workforce development

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Higher Education Libraries Skills Report

26/09/18

CB Resourcing in partnership with CILIP has recently explored developments within the higher education sector and the current & future skill requirements of library staff. As part of the study they undertook a survey and[...]

Performance and Quality

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staff skills

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Action learning sets for deputies

12/09/18

Following the success of our multi-disciplinary Action Learning Sets we are opening up the initiative to new delegates this year. Action Learning Sets are a powerful development experience for leaders. It brings people together[...]

Performance and Quality

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action learning sets; leadership

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SCONUL welcomes UKRI commitment to open access “Plan S”.

04/09/18

SCONUL is delighted to welcome the commitment by European funders, including UKRI and Science Foundation Ireland, to “Plan S”, a transformative development which will put real momentum behind the global drive towards full open access[...]

Academic Content and Communication

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open access

content

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August, 2018

Strategic Planning Set available for completion

21/08/18

SCONUL has been collecting and publishing statistics from university libraries for more than 30 years, providing a rich source of information for members to draw on for identifying trends and benchmarking against other institutions. The[...]

Performance and Quality

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Strategic Planning Set

SCONUL Annual Statistical Return

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NSS Data 2008 - 2018

10/08/18

Congratulations to the five SCONUL institutions with 93% or more of their students agreeing that their "library resources (e.g. books, online services and learning spaces) have supported my learning well". These are: Royal College of Music[...]

Performance and Quality

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nss

NSS data

2018

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July, 2018

Library Design Awards 2019: Call for submissions

30/07/18

We are now accepting submissions for the SCONUL Library Design Awards 2019. Submission criteria and instructions for the awards are available here. The deadline for submissions is Monday 26 November 2018. The SCONUL Library[...]

User Experience and Success

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Library Design Awards

2019

Refurbishment

New library buidings