In this news and events update learn more about upcoming library training, updated resources and winners of research communication prizes. Upcoming Researcher@Library training Futureproof your data: Digital Preservation for Researchers Thursday 6 November 2025, 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Register now. Delivered by the Digital Preservation Program Manager, this new Researcher@Library webinar introduces key ideas and simple, practical steps that you can take to safeguard your …

This blog about the importance of creating reliable references for your data and digital materials, making sure they are embedded into your draft paper or thesis in a way that reduces the risk of broken links over time.     By Sally Tape (Open Research Support Specialist, Digital Stewardship team, Scholarly Services) Have you heard about link rot? It happens when hyperlinks and URLs …

Posted by Dr Zachary Kendal (Scholarly Communications Specialist, Scholarly Services). Updated 30/10/2025. Three of the University’s open access publishing agreements reached their annual article coverage caps this year: Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, and Wiley.  In this post, we explore what this means for authors and the options available to researchers at the University of Melbourne.  Caps and their current projections  We have 25 …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: Events from the Library: Sign up for upcoming Researcher@Library 2025 Semester 2 sessions, Reference Management Semester 2 sessions Updates from the Library:  Events beyond the Library: Visualise Your Thesis and Three Minute Thesis, GR Orientation S2 2025 Events from …

The University of Melbourne’s Figshare repository has reached a major milestone — over 1 million downloads.  This achievement reflects the growing visibility and value of the research outputs shared by our academic community. From datasets and software to figures, conference posters, technical reports, and creative works, Melbourne researchers are contributing to a more open and engaged research culture — one that …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: Events from the Library: Sign up for upcoming Researcher@Library 2025 Semester 2 sessions, Reference Management Semester 2 sessions Updates from the Library: Endnote 2025 available for personal devices, EBSCO platform update - take action to transition your alerts …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: Events from the Library: Sign up for upcoming Researcher@Library 2025 Semester 1 sessions,  Events beyond the Library: Let’s visualise your data, Graduate Research Publication workshops, Researcher Development Portal Events from the Library Sign up for Researcher@Library 2025 Semester 1 Sessions The …

For those already using reference management software like Zotero or EndNote, you know how flexible and powerful the software can be. Catch up with some recent updates to keep you working seamlessly and making the most of your software. EndNote EndNote is a subscription software that can help to organise and manage your references supported by the University of Melbourne. Major announcement! EndNote …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: Events from the Library: Sign up for upcoming Researcher@Library 2025 Semester 1 sessions, Collection Pop-Up: Saving sounds - 900 years of music in 10 items, Library Hours in April Events beyond the Library: Undertaking Collaborative Research: Collaborating with …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: Events from the Library: Sign up for upcoming Researcher@Library 2025 Semester 1 sessions, DSMU: Digital & Data-led Research Showcase Events beyond the Library: Researcher Development Portal: Events by Academics Skills, Digital Skills all in one place, Graduate Researcher …

Instances of fraudulent or unscrupulous scholarly publishing activities, such as paper mills and predatory journals, have unfortunately increased in recent years. This includes the unauthorised reproduction of researchers’ work and unauthorised attribution of authorship or affiliation. These practices can result in researchers being the victims of academic identity theft, fraud, and research misconduct.  Identity theft and its impact in scholarly publishing  Retraction …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: Events from the Library: Sign up for upcoming Researcher@Library 2025 Semester 1 sessions, New Research Metrics Website, Update to EBSCO Platforms Events beyond the Library: Researcher Development Portal: Events by Academics Skills, Digital Skills all in one place, …

Post by Dr Zachary Kendal (Scholarly Communications Specialist, Scholarly Services).  In this post, we’ll explore options available to University of Melbourne authors for publishing their research open access, focusing on options that avoid author-facing fees. We will cover:  Publishing in open access venues that do not levy fees; Using the University’s open access publishing agreements; Exploring other open access initiatives and …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: Events from the Library: Library Locations and changes opening hours, Visualise Your Thesis Winners Announced Events beyond the Library: Reel Impact Prize Winners Announced Events from the Library Library Locations and changes to opening hours The shutdown period begins Wednesday 25 …

Search the University of Melbourne Library collection for the materials you need. In the event that you cannot find what you are looking for we have a number of ways to assist you with accessing resources. Always check online first: Academic materials are often available online. If you find an article behind a paywall, you might be able to access it for free via …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: Events from the Library: Library Locations and changes opening hours Events beyond the Library: Digital Skills Meet Up, Digital Skills Training, Academic Skills Training Events from the Library Library Locations and changes to opening hours Tuesday 5 November 2024 Melbourne Cup …

Post by Dr Zachary Kendal (Scholarly Communications Specialist). With International Open Access Week 2024 next week (21-27 October), we wanted to take the opportunity to promote relevant webinars and reflect on what’s been happening at Melbourne in the open access space this past year. Open Access Australasia webinars on 22, 23 & 24 October The theme for Open Access Week 2024 is Community …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: AI in Research and Community of Practice Statistical Consulting Centre services Collaborate with MDAP in 2025 Events from the Library: Researcher@Library - supporting your research journey Events beyond the Library: Libraries and their Intersection with Indigenous Knowledges, Open …

This post was written by Elise Bradshaw, Digital Curation and Preservation Specialist | Digital Stewardship (Research). You invest countless hours into doing groundbreaking research—help it go further by using these simple digital preservation principles to protect your research data for the future. Digital preservation is the active management of digital content to ensure its long-term usability, accessibility, and authenticity. It is …

The Reel Impact Prize is an initiative that began in 2023 to encourage academic staff to develop succinct and creative research translations that describe and communicate their impact within society to a non-specialist audience. It’s an opportunity for winning entries to receive $8,000 to collaborate with their choice of professional media storyteller to develop a creative output to disseminate impactful research to …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: Events from the Library: Introduction to Constellate for Text Analytics webinar recording and further resources. Events beyond the Library: Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Grand Final, Digital Skills training, Academic Skills Graduate Researchers workshop series Events from the Library Introduction to …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: UoM researcher insights into the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games Events from the Library: Getting Started with Advanced Library Research, Open Access and Your Thesis, Reference Management Sessions Events beyond the Library: Understanding Mentoring for Graduate Researchers workshop …

Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) entries are in and we are happy to share three exciting calls to action to keep you up to date on the incredible work of our Graduate Researchers! VYT challenges graduate researchers to present their thesis in a 60 second audio-visual explainer. It’s a great way to learn digital communication and impact storytelling skills. Participants have the …

In this edition of what’s new, and what’s coming up, at the University of Melbourne for researchers and the research support community: Say goodbye to Library fines - for most items! Events from the Library: Digital Skills Meet Up, Constellate for Text Analytics, Visualise Your Thesis Grand Final Events beyond the Library: Three Minute Thesis information session, Digital Skills training …