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December, 2012

KUALI OLE seminar

06/12/12

SCONUL seminar on KUALI open library system (OLE) highlights growing interest in open source library systems. SCONUL held a seminar yesterday on the KUALI open library system (OLE), an open source library management system being[...]

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November, 2012

Latest news on the new Jisc

14/11/12

An update for SCONUL members is now available.

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16 Reasons to value academic libraries

14/11/12

The library is not just a repository, or a service like any other, or a place for study: it is all these things. It can also be a partner in research and in teaching, and[...]

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September, 2012

SCONUL Refutes negative views on the future of academic libraries

27/09/12

SCONUL has written a letter to the Times Higher Education in response to an article "Working on borrowed time?"

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July, 2012

RLUK/SCONUL response to BIS statement on access to publicly funded research

25/07/12

RLUK and SCONUL very much welcome the commitment of the UK government to ensure that publicly funded scientific research is made available for anyone to read for free. We agree with Science Minister David Willetts that "Removing paywalls that surround taxpayer funded research will have real economic and social benefits."

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SCONUL welcomes RCUK policy on Open Access

18/07/12

The Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) has welcomed the new Open Access policy from Research Councils UK (RCUK). Ann Rossiter, Executive Director of SCONUL, commented: "We wholeheartedly welcome the new[...]

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Act risks limiting internet access in libraries, schools and universities

17/07/12

A coalition of leading organisations that support learning, libraries and librarians today warned that the Digital Economy Act risks forcing public libraries, schools, colleges and universities to limit access to the internet, and therefore to[...]

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June, 2012

SCONUL Annual Conference 2012

29/06/12

SCONUL held its annual residential conference at the Hilton Hotel, Liverpool on 14 to 15 June. It was attended by some 160 delegates and included a debate on the student experience as well as some[...]

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New Executive Board Vice-Chair and members

18/06/12

SCONUL is pleased to announce the results of the election to its Executive Board. At SCONUL's annual general meeting on 15 June in Liverpool, Liz Jolly, Director, Library and Information Services, Teesside University, was[...]

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April, 2012

SCONUL Library buildings visit

30/04/12

On 26 April SCONUL held a buildings visit to the new University of Aberdeen Library. The event included a tour of the library and gave delegates an opportunity to hear about its development and to[...]

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