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Inspiring people from all backgrounds to engage with our collections and contribute to our research. </p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="page-content bg-default" data-magellan-target="d.en.529855"> <div class="text"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.529855"></div> <p class="intro"> The Library supports you throughout the whole research cycle, no matter what stage you are in your research career. </p> <p>The Open Research Team work with you through the provision of services, systems, resources and training to help you achieve your research goals and enable Open Research. We’re here to engage with you throughout the whole research cycle, no matter what stage you are in your research career to help you plan, publish, preserve and share your research and meet funder requirements. </p> <p>Open Research (used interchangeably with Open Science) champions the idea that scholarly and scientific knowledge (and data) should be shared as freely as possible and as early as possible in the research process across all disciplines, both within and beyond academia. By aiding the development of open research skills and practices, we are working towards more reproducible, accessible and rigorous research. Find out more about the principles and benefits of <a href="/library/open-research/principles-of-open-research-at-lancaster-university/">Open Research</a>.</p> </div> </section><section class="inline-content bg-none" data-magellan-target="d.en.555269"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.555269"></div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="cell small-12 medium-4 image"> <figure> <img data-lazy-load src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/foundation/placeholders/feature-550x300.png" data-src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/library/feature-boxes/LPA_2414.jpg" alt="The library tree" /> </figure> </div> <div class="cell small-12 medium-8 text"> <h2>Research Publications and Rights Retention policy</h2> <p>Following a recent N8 Research Partnership initiative Lancaster University’s Senate have approved a new ‘<strong>rights retention’</strong> policy for Lancaster University.</p> <a href="/library/open-research/research-publications-and-rights-retention-policy/" class="button">Research Publications and Rights Retention policy </a> </div> </div> </div> </section><section class="heading bg-none text-left" data-magellan-target="d.en.564894"> <div class='anchor' id='d.en.564894'></div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-x"> <div class="cell small-12 "> <h2>Open Research Services </h2> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="features bg-secondary-red"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.530407"></div>  <div class="grid-container"> <ul class="feature-row features-4 display-text"> <li class="feature"> <div class="text"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://portal.lancaster.ac.uk/ask/study/library/open-research/open-access/" class="feature-link"> Open Access </a> </h2> <p>The Library supports researchers to identify where to publish research, understand how to make publications Open Access, meet Open Access requirements, and take advantage of Open Access funding agreements. </p> </div> <div class="image"> <img data-lazy-load src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/foundation/placeholders/feature-550x300.png" data-src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/library/ft-feature-boxes/Openaccess600x350.jpg" alt="" role="presentation" > </div> </li> <li class="feature"> <div class="text"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://portal.lancaster.ac.uk/ask/study/library/open-research/research-data-management/" class="feature-link"> Research Data Management </a> </h2> <p>The Library supports researchers in accessing, managing, preserving and sharing research data effectively, including producing Research Data Management Plans and utilising Lancaster University's institutional data repository.</p> </div> <div class="image"> <img data-lazy-load src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/foundation/placeholders/feature-550x300.png" data-src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/library/ft-feature-boxes/Untitleddesign(12).png" alt="" role="presentation" > </div> </li> <li class="feature"> <div class="text"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://portal.lancaster.ac.uk/ask/study/library/open-research/research-intelligence-/" class="feature-link"> Research Intelligence </a> </h2> <p>The Library provide intelligence that can inform you of the impact and influence of your research, using publication data, citations analysis and Altmetrics. 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If you are interested in hosting an event in the Research spaces that relates to either Open Research, Digital Scholarship, or partners with the library, please submit an event request using <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?Host=Teams&lang=%7Blocale%7D&groupId=%7BgroupId%7D&tid=%7Btid%7D&teamsTheme=%7Btheme%7D&upn=%7Bupn%7D&id=Ec2bnHqXnE6poLxzQJAWSgtGHF8h4_VMucXFZEcz10ZUOElSV0RCTFk2RkFDOUtOTkdSWktVSk9ZMiQlQCN0PWcu">this form</a>. <a href="/library/whats-on/library-event-spaces/">Please click here for further information about the spaces.</a></p> <p>If you would like to discuss an event idea with the Library Open Research Team please email <a href="mailto:libraryresearchspaces@lancaster.ac.uk">libraryresearchspaces@lancaster.ac.uk.</a></p> <div aria-live="polite"> <div id="expandedText-530497" class="expand-text" data-toggler="expanded"> <h3>Open research lab</h3> <p>Location: A386, A floor </p> <p>Facilities: LCD Screens with laptop input, folding tables and chairs. <a href="https://use.mazemap.com/#v=1&zlevel=1&center=-2.786319,54.009791&zoom=18.4&sharepoitype=poi&sharepoi=1000469417&campusid=341">View on campus map</a></p> <h3>Digital scholarship lab</h3> <p>Location: A387, A floor </p> <p>Facilities: teaching console with LCD Touch Screen, multiple cameras, 3 desktop computers, folding tables and chairs. <a href="https://use.mazemap.com/#v=1&zlevel=1&center=-2.786319,54.009791&zoom=18.4&sharepoitype=poi&sharepoi=1000469399&campusid=341">View on campus map</a></p> </div> </div> <button class="button btn-expand" type="button" data-toggle="expandedText-530497" aria-label="Show more about Research Engagement Spaces" >Show more</button> </div> <div class="cell small-12 medium-4 medium-order-1"> <figure> <img src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/library/library-festival/Library-6150.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy" /> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </section><section class="inline-content bg-none" data-magellan-target="d.en.530506"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.530506"></div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="cell small-12 medium-8 text"> <h2>SafePod</h2> <p>A SafePod is a standardised safe setting that provides the necessary security for a researcher to access sensitive datasets from participating Data Centres across the UK. 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