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| Published on: | 26 April 2024 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of April 2024 is titled Sharing with minimal regulation? Evidence from neighborhood book exchange, written by Anouk Schippers and Adriaan Soetevent (both from the Faculty of Economics and Business).
| Published on: | 22 April 2024 |
How can authors recognise and avoid these journals? What can authors do if they have published with a questionable or predatory publisher? Open access specialists at universities across the Netherlands have written a guide that provides insight and practical advice for authors.
| Published on: | 17 April 2024 |
Trial Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History
| Published on: | 16 April 2024 |
In a significant stride toward advancing responsible research assessment and open science, the University of Groningen has officially signed the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information.
| Published on: | 09 April 2024 |
A trial is now available on Routledge Resources Online - Medieval Studies.
| Published on: | 08 April 2024 |
"Migration: A Philosophical Toolkit" (ed. Marc Pauly) is the first open textbook published with University of Groningen Press that was mostly created by students.
| Published on: | 26 March 2024 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of February 2024 is titled Gender differences in Dutch research funding over time: A statistical investigation of the innovation scheme 2012–2021, written by Casper Albers (Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences), Sense Jan van der Molen (Leiden University) en Thijs Bol (University of Amsterdam).
| Published on: | 14 March 2024 |
From 16 March through 10 April the University Library City Centre is only accessible for students and staff of the University of Groningen (and other holders of a University card). Hanze students will have no access to the library during these periods.
| Published on: | 12 March 2024 |
Books UGP included in AEUP catalogue
| Published on: | 07 March 2024 |
The Trump Carnival : Populism, Transgression and the Far Right was published open access thanks to the financial support of the Open Access Book Fund of the University of Groningen.
| Published on: | 07 March 2024 |
Yearbook for Ritual and Liturgical Studies included in DOAJ
| Published on: | 06 March 2024 |
On Monday 25 March, the University of Groningen Library will come to University College Groningen!
| Published on: | 05 March 2024 |
Meet Jette Veenstra, collection specialist for the humanities (faculties of Philosophy, Arts and Religion, Culture and Society).
| Published on: | 27 February 2024 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of February 2024 is titled The algorithmic network imaginary: How music artists understand and experience their algorithmically constructed networks, written by Robert Prey and Marc Esteve Del Valle (Faculty of Arts).
| Published on: | 13 February 2024 |
New collections in Adam Matthew Explorer:
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1980s Culture and Society
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Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights
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British Newsreels, 1991-1930
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Broadcasting America : the Rise of Mass Media and Communications
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Royal Shakespeare Company archives (1889-2013)
| Published on: | 12 February 2024 |
Friday 12 February the 50th oration booklet was handed to Prof. Bert Groenewoudt (Faculty of Arts)
| Published on: | 01 February 2024 |
The UG has signed a new Read & Publish agreement with the European Respiratory Journal. In addition, several existing agreements have been renewed. Through these agreements UG researchers get reading access to scientific journals, as well as the right to publish open access at no extra cost.
| Published on: | 30 January 2024 |
Article in the spotlight for January 2024
| Published on: | 30 January 2024 |
As of May 2024, the bibliographic management programme Mendeley will no longer be available via UWP.
| Published on: | 24 January 2024 |
UG researchers are invited to showcase their research images in the SHA_RE light installation at the UB City Centre.
| Published on: | 17 January 2024 |
New UGP publication: De Grote Methodiekengids
| Published on: | 17 January 2024 |
New UGP publication: Strange Bedfellows
| Published on: | 16 January 2024 |
In the UB, it is now possible to use the lactation room, for staff/students as well as other visitors of the UB.
| Published on: | 16 January 2024 |
All UG-dissertations from 2023 have been received in digital format. The PhD-regulations require that PhD-students submit the print and digital versions of their dissertations at least three weeks prior to the promotion date.
| Published on: | 21 December 2023 |
From 6 January through 1 February the University Library City Centre is only accessible for students and staff of the University of Groningen (and other holders of a University card). Hanze students will have no access to the library during these periods.
| Published on: | 20 December 2023 |
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight December 2023
| Published on: | 12 December 2023 |
New UGP publication: Taking back control of the energy sector?
| Published on: | 05 December 2023 |
The UB will be open as much as possible during the holiday period around Christmas and New Year. Read more about the opening hours between Christmas and New Year and the first week of January 2024
| Published on: | 27 November 2023 |
Article in the spotlight for November 2023
| Published on: | 20 November 2023 |
Meta Science: Towards a Science of Meaning and Complex Solutions is now available online and open access at UGP.
| Published on: | 09 November 2023 |
Join the event of 23 November
| Published on: | 02 November 2023 |
As of 9 November, you no longer need to reserve a study place outside the UG-only periods at the UB City Centre and the UB Zernike. Studio reservations at both locations remain required.
| Published on: | 31 October 2023 |
3 winnaars van de 2023 Open Research Awards:
- Anna Langener en team , Organizing a Hackathon to Develop a (Pre)registration Template for Studies Using Passive Smartphone Measures
- Anastasios Sarampalis , Open teaching practices foster an understanding of Open Research practices
- Christopher May , Interdisciplinary Explorations of Neuroscience: A new open textbook reviewed and edited using open pedagogy
| Published on: | 24 October 2023 |
As an employee or student at the UG, you now have access to the MideastWire news service.
| Published on: | 19 October 2023 |
The UB Groningen quits Twitter/X. Follow us on Mastodon for daily open science-related updates and news on our services and support for the academic community!
| Published on: | 16 October 2023 |
Following the theme of this year's International Open Access Week "Community over commercialization," the University of Groningen Library (UB) is highlighting community-driven publishing alternatives, so-called diamond open access (OA) initiatives. Want to learn more about diamond OA and how we support it? Meet our experts Giulia Trentacosti and Margreet Nieborg.
| Published on: | 13 October 2023 |
With the so-called Spotlight project, the University of Groningen (UG) has digitized more than 100,000 objects from its heritage collection. These objects, including historical photographs, books, maps and objects from the University Museum's depot, can now be viewed and studied online.
| Published on: | 09 October 2023 |
Large commercial publishing houses charge high amounts for open access publication of scientific articles. Dissatisfied with this, more and more researchers want to keep control of the publication process themselves. They are opting for community-driven initiatives. At the UG, the University of Groningen Press (UPG) can play an important role in this, as explained by five researchers.
| Published on: | 09 October 2023 |
Extra opening hours UB City Centre and UB Zernike around the exam periods.
| Published on: | 04 October 2023 |
With the new release, the previous Library app was renamed to UB app.
| Published on: | 28 September 2023 |
Springer Nature open access deal: annual quota approaching
| Published on: | 27 September 2023 |
The University of Groningen Library (UB) and the Open Science Community Groningen (OSCG) organize the annual Open Research Award to celebrate open research practices.
| Published on: | 26 September 2023 |
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (September 2023)
| Published on: | 22 September 2023 |
Information literacy training is an important ingredient in helping to build the critical thinking skills that students will need in their future careers. Meet Lilian Tabois and find out how the University of Groningen Library (UB) supports students and researchers in developing their information literacy skills.
| Published on: | 21 September 2023 |
The UB has a new licence on the French daily Le Monde.
| Published on: | 19 September 2023 |
Until 31 October, you can make use of a trial of the World Religion Database (WRD).
| Published on: | 15 September 2023 |
Open access book fund and Diamond open access fund closed
| Published on: | 13 September 2023 |
Studio reservations via Library app unavailable 21-24 September
| Published on: | 07 September 2023 |
As the new Programme Manager Open Science, you are expected to contribute to the UG mission through your active involvement in various activities.
| Published on: | 16 August 2023 |
The fourth film in the Humanity Hits series is about the 16th-century Thesinge Book of Hours.
| Published on: | 19 July 2023 |
Two new resources have been added to our e-resources list: Fascist Latin Texts and SlaveVoyages.
| Published on: | 13 July 2023 |
Last December, the University Library (UB) City Centre launched a pilot to save energy. Following an interim evaluation of the pilot, it has been decided to adjust the opening hours as of 1 September and to extend the so-called UG-only periods around the exam weeks.
| Published on: | 26 June 2023 |
The University of Groningen ranks first worldwide in the field of open access, according to the 2023 Leiden Ranking. In this interview with Giulia Trentacosti, we explore the status of open access at the UG.
| Published on: | 22 June 2023 |
According to the 2023 CWTS Leiden Ranking (Leiden University), the University of Groningen ranks 1st in the world in the area of open access, with 95% of publications being openly accessible in the period 2018-2021.
| Published on: | 16 June 2023 |
In 2022, 97% of UG/UMCG peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings were open access - including gold (30%), hybrid (32%) and green (35%) open access. The share of open access publications remained stable from 2021, but rose significantly compared to previous years.
| Published on: | 14 June 2023 |
The UG’s Open Access Book Fund is expected to run out by the end of May 2023. The fund was very successful, with 48 applications received since the fund’s launch in February 2022.
| Published on: | 24 May 2023 |
Extra opening hours UB City Centre and UB Zernike around the exam periods.
| Published on: | 23 May 2023 |
Please upgrade your RefWorks to the newest version.
| Published on: | 28 April 2023 |
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight March 2023: The process of replication target selection in psychology: what to consider?