Month: October 2019

Finding openly accessible research more easily

The number of journal articles hidden behind paywalls that can also be legally and openly accessed is continuously increasing. But it can sometimes be tricky to find such versions of articles. Luckily, there are tools, specifically browser extensions, which help you locate openly accessible copies of journal articles and other scholarly texts. What are browser…Continue Reading Finding openly accessible research more easily

Read about open access

In support of International Open Access Week, and City’s upcoming events for ‘Good Practice in Research’ taking place next week, a range of books relating to open research can be found on Level 5 of City Library. These books cover topics such as general open access, copyright, and increasing the impact of your research. They…Continue Reading Read about open access

CORE Recommender

Searching for similarly themed open access research outputs, such as those held in institutional repositories such as City Research Online (CRO), has been significantly improved in recent years by repository software tool CORE Recommender.  The recommender searches over 135 million research papers aggregated by CORE, the world’s largest collection of open access papers, offering a…Continue Reading CORE Recommender

Open Access Week 2019

What is International Open Access Week? Open Access Week is an annual event, now twelve years old, focusing on scholarly communications, open access and related issues.  Founded by SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) in 2007 it originated as one day event in collaboration with students across American university campuses.  It has since expanded…Continue Reading Open Access Week 2019

What happened in City Research Online (CRO) in September?

The beginning of the new academic year has seen a significant increase in the number of research outputs added to CRO in comparison to last month, full details of which can be found in this months infographic below. Transcript If you would like to increase the visibility of your work, and help expand City’s archive…Continue Reading What happened in City Research Online (CRO) in September?

SAGE Research Methods Online – Videos

Welcome to all of our new and returning research students at City. We have a great new research resource at CityLibrary called Sage Research Methods Online Videos  It’s easy to access from the library Databases A-Z   which is on the left hand side of the Library website. It includes hours of video tutorials, interviews and…Continue Reading SAGE Research Methods Online – Videos