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Librarian Spotlight: An interview with Louise Otting
Thanks to Louise Otting, Collection Manager at TU Delft Library, Netherlands, and member of IOP Publishing’s Library Advisory Board, for agreeing to take part in our Librarian Spotlight. “Being able to participate in making knowledge available to everyone and through that make the world a little bit better” I’ve always loved to read books; I […]
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IOP Publishing joins OA Switchboard to streamline open access reporting
As part of their ongoing commitment to open science, IOP Publishing (IOPP) is joining the OA Switchboard to make it easier for institutional customers to manage open access (OA) agreements. The partnership will enable academic institutions and research funding organisations to monitor information relating to OA research outputs via a central information hub. Institutions and […]
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When energy doesn’t add up: 200 US cities will fall short of sustainable energy goals despite pledging to transition to renewable sources by 2050
200 US communities will fail to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050 despite their pledges to do so, according to a new study published in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. The study shows that by 2050 gas will firmly remain the primary source of energy in the US given that the […]
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Dr Ankur Desai explains how publishing his environmental research openly can help address the climate crisis
We have developed the first international study that looks at lake carbon uptake and emissions using the eddy covariance technique. Our climate is primarily changing in response to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Fossil fuels are the main drivers for this, and we are very much reliant on land and ocean […]
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Librarian Spotlight: An interview with Kara Jones
Thanks to Kara Jones, University Librarian at American University of Sharjah, UAE, and member of IOP Publishing’s Library Advisory Board, for agreeing to take part in our Librarian Spotlight interview series. “Understand and engage the community you’re working with, for any library. Advocacy and relationship-building skills are necessary as well as technological curiosity.” I have […]
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Green ammonia could decarbonize 60% of global shipping when offered at just 10 regional fuel ports
A study published today in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability has found that green ammonia could be used to fulfil the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports. Researchers at the University of Oxford looked at the production costs of ammonia which […]
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IOP Publishing expands open access in Asia Pacific region with its first Read and Publish agreement in Taiwan
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has secured its first ‘Read and Publish’ transformative agreement in Taiwan, demonstrating its dedication to expanding open access (OA) to research in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and at scale globally. The three-year transformative agreement with the Physics Research Promotion Centre, which is part of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), will enable […]
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Chilean researchers pledge for transformative change to tackle climate action
Addressing climate change has become a central issue in Chile’s public policy. As part of that debate, Dr. Maisa Rojas, researcher in Atmospheric Physics, who currently serves as Chilean Minister for Environment and Marco Billi of the Centre for Climate and Resilience Research, Universidad de Chile, propose a new model of governance at the country […]
