We're nearly halfway through Pride, but we're not even close to finished with our open resources on LGBT+ life. In fact we've created a whole reading list of #OpenAccessBooks covering everything from queer comics to trans healthcare abdn.leganto.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public…

Today is #WorldBloodDonorDay2024, celebrating the live saving contributions of donors. Even if (rarely) blood can't be used for transfusion, it's used in medical research. blood.co.uk/news-and-campa… So sign up today if you're able. You'll get a teacake! scotblood.co.uk

Today is Autistic Pride Day, so we wanted to highlight the work of UoA's own Centre for Autism and Theology research group, who promote inclusion of autistic people and perspectives in Christian worship. Check out their (mostly open access) work here: abdn.elsevierpure.com/en/organisatio…

Our next resource for Pride is the Digital Transgender Archive, which collects digitised and born-digital materials on trans history and culture from archives around the world. digitaltransgenderarchive.net youtu.be/5ORc1BqRo2o

24th-28th of June is #RabbitAwarenessWeek which promotes good health in house rabbits. We'd like to make you aware of the completely free research tool, 🐰 ResearchRabbit which you can use to map the available literature on a research topic. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Have you ever been trying to decide what journal to submit your new article to, but you just don't know what all the different metrics mean and how best to use them? We've got a new blog post demystifying journal metrics. abdn.ac.uk/library/blog/u…

For our final Pride post we wanted to highlight Pride In STEM 's collection of resources for LGBT+ folks working in STEM, which include histories and educational resources as well as practical guides. prideinstem.org/resources-2/

Just a quick reminder that the general election is tomorrow! Don't forget your photo ID (it can be expired, as long as it still looks like you), and you can find your polling station here if you don't remember it: wheredoivote.co.uk

We're now on Bluesky! Follow us @openresearchuoa.bsky.social We'll be posting on both accounts for the foreseeable future, but if you're on bluesky give us a follow!

July 13-28 is the #FestivalOfArchaeology so we'd like to showcase the fantastic #ScienceCommunication of our Archaeology department in this excellent video from the Northern Picts project that shows how the ancient past sits alongside our modern world: vimeo.com/212736108

Great article on moving a journal to The Open Library of Humanities. If you're an editor thinking of moving away from commercial publishers, or an author wanting to publish somewhere that supports your discipline more than their profits, get in touch and we can provide advice and support.

We're celebrating #SouthAsianHeritageMonth so we want to highlight some of the amazing #OpenAccess resources on South Asian heritage. Check out the South Asian Open Archives on JSTOR for a fantastic collection of documents from across South Asia jstor.org/site/saoa/?so=… South Asian Heritage Month

The number one question we get from our researchers is how our open access publishing agreements work. We break them down for you in our latest blog post: abdn.ac.uk/library/blog/o…

One interesting way to open up learning for all is MOOCs (massive online open courses). For #InternationalCatDay we'd like to share University of Helsinki 's MOOC 'Me and My Cat'. Check it out to learn more about cat care, and see how MOOC's work courses.mooc.fi/org/uh-veterin…

Classes begin in only about three weeks, and we know some of you are still finalising reading lists and suggested readings. Why not check out our session on #OpenAccessBooks Learn how to find great texts and save your students £££ youtube.com/watch?v=GupWsI…

We'll soon be welcoming students back to class, so we wanted to share another open teaching resource: OERs. These are an especially good solution for online/transnational courses where sharing rights for traditional e-texts can be an expensive nightmare unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0…

Today, September 10, is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay This year's theme is 'Change the Narrative', encouraging us all to reduce stigma around poor mental health. If you are struggling, or concerned about someone, please see the Prevent Suicide app: preventsuicideapp.com/suicide.html

Welcome back to a new term! New students can be spotted under every University sign reluctantly getting their photos taken by excited parents. With new students coming in, we'd like to share one of our newest resources, the PGR Survival Guide for Research abdn.ac.uk/library/docume…