OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
The contract between the academic publisher Elsevier and UK Universities is due for renewal in December 2021, and is changing to incorporate funding for scholars to publish in Open Access in journals published by the Elsevier Group (including Lancet and Cell Press).
Please join Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian, and Professor Patrick Grant, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, for an online consultation to discuss the future of this important publishing deal. The journals are heavily read in Oxford, and the new deal will be critical to making our research as accessible as possible across ScienceDirect (Elsevier) journals.
This event will be an opportunity to both find out more about and have your say on these negotiations, so that the University can secure an evidence-based solution that is both effective and sustainable. Background information on the negotiations can be found here: openaccess.ox.ac.uk/oxford-and-elsevier
The Oxford University Elsevier ScienceDirect Deal Consultation will take place on Thursday 11 November from 12-1.30pm.
