Jonesthelibrary
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I've left the creepy twitter treehouse now and am giving this a go, hoping for open and good natured conversation with colleagues on open research, scholarly publication, Library and global issues.
2 reasons to be cheerful today: 3 democrat victories clearly demonstrating that lurching either right or left would be a BIG mistake and a new national curriculum that sounds like it'll prepare kids for the future and give some enrichment 😀
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
2 reasons to be cheerful today: 3 democrat victories clearly demonstrating that lurching either right or left would be a BIG mistake and a new national curriculum that sounds like it'll prepare kids for the future and give some enrichment 😀
A strong argument for a sensible approach to undergrad referencing requirements: www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/why-ar...
Why are universities still teaching referencing styles?
In the digital era, inserting a reference into a text is as easy as pressing control-K. So why do universities still insist on troubling students with the minutiae of traditional referencing styles th...
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October 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A strong argument for a sensible approach to undergrad referencing requirements: www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/why-ar...
A really useful article in UKSG Insights on the sound UK legal basis for interlibrary loan and how it relates to lending subscribed material across international borders: insights.uksg.org/articles/10....
Interlibrary loans, subscriptions and copyright in the UK academic library sector | Insights
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October 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A really useful article in UKSG Insights on the sound UK legal basis for interlibrary loan and how it relates to lending subscribed material across international borders: insights.uksg.org/articles/10....
If you've used Jisc's LSM platform to order library resources then please consider contributing to a UX study. We DO want to make it better! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jisc/invit...
Invitation to subscription services research
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If you've used Jisc's LSM platform to order library resources then please consider contributing to a UX study. We DO want to make it better! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jisc/invit...
Proud to be part of these efforts: www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/jis...
Jisc-negotiated licensing delivers £500 million in member savings - Jisc
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July 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Proud to be part of these efforts: www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/jis...
Well that was an uncomfortable but brilliant morning! Thanks to my sister for running the Cov 10k with me and thanks to everyone who supported either in person or by donating to malaria Consortium (there's still time if you'd like to) www.justgiving.com/page/philrun...
April 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Well that was an uncomfortable but brilliant morning! Thanks to my sister for running the Cov 10k with me and thanks to everyone who supported either in person or by donating to malaria Consortium (there's still time if you'd like to) www.justgiving.com/page/philrun...
I'll be running the Coventry 10k on Sunday if anyone would like to donate towards Malaria Consortium. It's a consortium against rather than for malaria if that helps... www.justgiving.com/page/philrun...
Phil's fundraiser for Malaria Consortium
Help Phil Jones raise money to support Malaria Consortium
www.justgiving.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I'll be running the Coventry 10k on Sunday if anyone would like to donate towards Malaria Consortium. It's a consortium against rather than for malaria if that helps... www.justgiving.com/page/philrun...
I’m running a 10k later this month for the Malaria Consortium which does brilliant work preventing suffering and death in malaria-affected regions. It kills around 500,000 people worldwide each year so please consider donating: www.justgiving.com/page/philrun...
Phil's fundraiser for Malaria Consortium
Help Phil Jones raise money to support Malaria Consortium
www.justgiving.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I’m running a 10k later this month for the Malaria Consortium which does brilliant work preventing suffering and death in malaria-affected regions. It kills around 500,000 people worldwide each year so please consider donating: www.justgiving.com/page/philrun...
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
This is absolutely wild and not uncommon among major publishers: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/ieee... also great shout by the author to get stuck in and report bad science on PubPeer and/or to publishers. Problematic Paper Screener lists articles for checking - hobby for the sleuths out there...
IEEE Has a Pseudoscience Problem
Guest post by Solal Pirelli The IEEE, full name Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is one of the main scientific publisher...
deevybee.blogspot.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This is absolutely wild and not uncommon among major publishers: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/ieee... also great shout by the author to get stuck in and report bad science on PubPeer and/or to publishers. Problematic Paper Screener lists articles for checking - hobby for the sleuths out there...
With my library hat on this is not a good day for acquisitions teams or acquisitions budgets... www.researchinformation.info/news/ebsco-r...
EBSCO "reaffirms support to libraries' diverse acquisition needs" - Research Information
Statement released in response to "providers in the library market shifting their strategies", after Clarivate moves to subscription model
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February 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
With my library hat on this is not a good day for acquisitions teams or acquisitions budgets... www.researchinformation.info/news/ebsco-r...
I promise I won't spam the running posts but I wanted to share that I completed week 1 of 9 of 'couch to 5k' and encourage anyone else who hasn't run for ages or at all to give it a go, it's surprisingly doable www.nhs.uk/live-well/ex...
December 31, 2024 at 4:43 PM
I promise I won't spam the running posts but I wanted to share that I completed week 1 of 9 of 'couch to 5k' and encourage anyone else who hasn't run for ages or at all to give it a go, it's surprisingly doable www.nhs.uk/live-well/ex...
BBC News - The evolution of X: How Musk transformed the social media giant in 2024 - BBC News
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The evolution of X: How Musk transformed the social media giant in 2024
New users? New algorithms? Or something else going on behind the scenes? The story behind the new changes on the social media site
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2024 at 9:26 AM
BBC News - The evolution of X: How Musk transformed the social media giant in 2024 - BBC News
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New UKRI OA policy - embargo periods shortened to 6 months for hard sciences and 12 months for AHSS but no inclusion for long-form/books (a real shame imo): 2029.ref.ac.uk/guidance/sec...
Section 2 – REF 2029 Open access policy – REF 2029icon-printer
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December 11, 2024 at 12:57 PM
New UKRI OA policy - embargo periods shortened to 6 months for hard sciences and 12 months for AHSS but no inclusion for long-form/books (a real shame imo): 2029.ref.ac.uk/guidance/sec...
Question in parliament re. Springer bending to censorship in China questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
questions-statements.parliament.uk
December 11, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Question in parliament re. Springer bending to censorship in China questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
For any avid board gamers out there www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘Playing games turns me into a person who makes sense’
When he was diagnosed as having autism at the age of 40, author Tim Clare saw a link to his lifelong love of board games. Here, he explains the power of the game for those who struggle to understand t...
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December 8, 2024 at 12:22 PM
For any avid board gamers out there www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Lost a ceanothus tree in the storm last night, the one where the jays and nuthatches used to visit the bird feeder. Man that's a shame
December 8, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Lost a ceanothus tree in the storm last night, the one where the jays and nuthatches used to visit the bird feeder. Man that's a shame
Today I decided there's not enough samba drumming in my life so I've resolved to sort that out
November 8, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Today I decided there's not enough samba drumming in my life so I've resolved to sort that out
Plea for libraries to support DOAJ if you can. Am a bit surprised some libraries aren't continuing their support and really if we want viable OA alternatives to major commercial agreements/TA's then we really need to put our money where our mouths are: subscriptionsmanager.jisc.ac.uk/catalogue/3015
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) 2024-2026 - Licence subscriptions manager
Licence subscriptions manager supports the procurement of digital content for education and research in the UK
subscriptionsmanager.jisc.ac.uk
September 19, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Plea for libraries to support DOAJ if you can. Am a bit surprised some libraries aren't continuing their support and really if we want viable OA alternatives to major commercial agreements/TA's then we really need to put our money where our mouths are: subscriptionsmanager.jisc.ac.uk/catalogue/3015
Well this is an interesting lawsuit though I don't fancy its chances: www.lieffcabraser.com/antitrust/ac...
Academic Journal Publishers Antitrust Litigation
Academic Journal Publishers Antitrust Litigation
On September 12, 2024, Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel at Justice Catalyst Law filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against six commercial publishers of a...
www.lieffcabraser.com
September 17, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Well this is an interesting lawsuit though I don't fancy its chances: www.lieffcabraser.com/antitrust/ac...