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Grants available to support Scholar-led Open Access Journals

Grants of up to £1000 are available through the Library to support scholar led-open access journals.  
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New Guide on Open Access Books now Available from Lancaster University Library

Lancaster University Library has launched a new guide to support authors interested in publishing open access books, monographs, book chapters, and edited collections. 
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Davy Notebooks now available on Lancaster Digital Collections

A new collection of previously unpublished notebooks by the scientist Sir Humphrey Davy have been made available on Lancaster Digital Collections 
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New Research Data Sharing and Archiving Policy

The Library is happy to announce the launch of Lancaster University’s Research Data Sharing and Archiving Policy, which replaces the pre-existing Research Data Management Policy.
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Upcoming Digimap Training in 2024

Join one of the upcoming Digimap training sessions in October and November.
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Lancaster University Library receives Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award

Lancaster University Library has been announced as one of three winners of the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) Open Access Award 2024.  

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