Author Archives: Kara

About Kara

Head of Library Research Services at the University of Bath Library

Surfacing our publications online

Posted on 09/07/2018 by Kara

This is an update on the transition of our institutional repository from Opus (http://opus.bath.ac.uk/ ) to the Research Portal (https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/ ). Opus (Eprints) has been our open access repository since 2008, making the research articles, conference papers, theses, etc., by … Continue reading →

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Research Portal launched

Posted on 29/11/2017 by Kara

Our research publications repository has had a makeover with the launch of the Research Portal at Bath. The Portal showcases the expertise of our staff, including their outputs, research projects, collaboration maps and ‘fingerprints’ which draw out key themes of … Continue reading →

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Are you a PG student looking for somewhere quiet to study/write up over the summer?

Posted on 12/07/2017 by Kara

Are you a postgraduate student looking for somewhere quiet to study or write up over the summer?  We realise that Library space is heavily used during semester times, but during the months of July, August and most of September we have … Continue reading →

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National award for collaborative work on principles for responsible metrics

Posted on 09/06/2017 by Kara

We are very pleased to announce that Katie Evans of the University Library and Katy McKen from Research & Innovation Services (RIS) have been awarded a national award at the ARMA conference this week. ARMA is the Association for Research … Continue reading →

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What’s the #FutureOfWork? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on an Open Information Age

Posted on 09/12/2016 by Kara

An Open Information Age 12:15pm, Wednesday 14th December 2016 The Edge Join us for a lunchtime talk on building an open information age with Dr Rufus Pollock, hosted by the University of Bath Library in association with the Institute for … Continue reading →

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Impact challenge

Posted on 22/08/2016 by Kara

We heard recently about this guide from ImpactStory for researchers looking to achieve maximum impact for their work. ‘The 30-day Impact Challenge: The Ultimate Guide to Raising the Profile of your Research‘ Each University of Bath department/school has an Impact Leader … Continue reading →

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Koç University Library visitors

Posted on 10/06/2016 by Kara

Çiğdem Yıldırım, Kara Jones and Ersan Dur During the week of 6-10 June we hosted two colleagues from Koç University, Turkey. Ersan Dur and Çiğdem Yıldırım are Project Coordinator and Reference Librarian respectively at the Suna Kıraç Library at Koç … Continue reading →

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Important news for Bath researchers and authors

Posted on 01/04/2016 by Kara

HEFCE’s Open Access Policy comes into force today which has important implications across all our research and will be a critical factor when it comes to the next REF assessment. From today (1 April 2016) all journal articles and conference … Continue reading →

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Department of Social and Policy Sciences achieve milestone in REF Open Access journey

Posted on 23/12/2015 by Kara

Every six weeks or so, we check each of our Departments’ progress towards compliance with the HEFCE Open Access Policy . This policy asks for journal articles and conference proceedings (with ISSN) to be deposited in a repository from acceptance for … Continue reading →

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