Delighted to announce publication of Unlocking the repository: A strategy for increasing the uptake of green open access, an article co-authored with @Wayne Bradshaw and Tove Lemberget @JCULibrary #openaccess #greenopenaccess

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Unlocking the repository: A strategy for increasing the uptake of green open access - Jayshree Mamtora, Wayne Bradshaw, Tove Lemberget, 2025 This article uses a recent retroactive open access project undertaken by an Australian university library to reframe attitudes and approaches to author self-arc...

Here it is! My first article in library and information science (i.e. my day job)! It was an absolute pleasure writing with @jaymam.bsky.social and Tove Lemberget, and I really do think green open access is a powerful way of making research accessible!
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Bluesky’s ahead, but is X a dead parrot? Altmetric has been capturing and integrating Bluesky posts since October 2024. What does the data look like now?

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Australian researchers asked to confirm they align with Trump administration interests if they receive US funding Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate

For everyone who thinks that what happens in the US won’t affect them here. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

An Australian politician called Trump’s tariffs a ‘dog act’ – but what does it mean and how offensive is it? A ‘dog act’ isn’t simply ruffling someone’s feathers – it’s an act of betrayal. Caitlin Cassidy explains the meaning of the Australian phrase to Julia Hollingsworth.

Ha, enjoyed this and adding it to my vocabulary www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Will also be practicing this: “delivered deadpan and looking someone square in the eye: “Yeah, righto, mate.” (Why isn’t there an emoji for this?☹️ 😑)

The one change that worked: I found an escape from online life by swapping my home office for the library I can find essential and unusual facts for my arts journalism in the dusty old tomes – information not readily available on Google. And, as I did as a child, I lose myself in a world of books ...

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Updates on access to Library resources (journals). In January, there will be changes to access to some Library resources (journals).

"The University will not renew its 'big deal' subscription to Elsevier, which expires on 31 December 2024."

Well done Sheffield! Here's hoping others follow suit next year...

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