research support

Altmetrics-

Posted on 27 July 2017 by Mariann Hilliar

Scopus now includes Plum Analytics data, so each publication now has easy to access altmetrics. Data includes: Usage – for example, clicks, downloads and views. Captures – for example, bookmarks […]

Cardiff University’s Open Access Publications Policy is now available online

Posted on 26 May 2015 by Lynn Goodhew

The University's Open Access Publications Policy is now available online in English and Welsh. The policy applies to all research-active staff and research students of the University. To summarise the […]

#ShareMyThesis competition launched by the British Library

Posted on 26 January 2015 by Lynn Goodhew

The British Library has launched a new competition called #ShareMyThesis. The competition challenges both current and past PhD students to create a tweet summarising in 140 characters or less why […]

New RLUK agreement extends library access for staff and researchers

Posted on 6 January 2015 by Lynn Goodhew

Research Libraries UK (RLUK) has made it even easier for Cardiff University staff and researchers to use other libraries in the UK and Ireland. RLUK has developed a new Access […]

Success at the Celebrating Excellence Awards 2014

Posted on 11 December 2014 by Lynn Goodhew

Congratulations to the ORCA and Open Access team from the University Library Service and IT who won an award at this year’s Celebrating Excellence Awards. The Celebrating Excellence Awards are […]

Doctoral student Open Days at the British Library

Posted on 4 December 2014 by Lynn Goodhew

The British Library will be holding a series of Open Days for doctoral students in January and February 2015. The Open Days aim to introduce new PhD students to the […]

Events celebrating Open Access Week

Posted on 17 October 2014 by Lynn Goodhew

In celebration of the 7th annual Open Access week, the ORCA and Open Access teams extend an invitation to all research-active staff and students to attend a drop-in session in […]

A new way to reach research participants…

Posted on 18 September 2014 by Lynn Goodhew

Call For Participants is a new website where you can advertise your active and upcoming research studies and find research participants for free. You can create your own landing page […]

Working away from Cardiff this summer? Access resources and services while on the move…

Posted on 25 June 2014 by Lynn Goodhew

If you are travelling away from the University to attend a conference or undertake research during the summer, you can still access University resources and services while you are away. […]

New Open Access publishing decision chart

Posted on 5 June 2014 by Lynn Goodhew

If you would like to know more about Open Access (OA), the Open Access Team have created an interactive Decision Chart to help researchers identify the OA options and requirements […]