The Research & Publication Practice team supports research academics and students at the university. We work closely with colleagues across the library, Innovation and Research and Colleges. We offer weekly training sessions for research staff and students, providing an opportunity to have guidance and support on a variety of areas related to resources for research, and scholarly communications.
Who we are and what we do
Research & Publication Practice Manager
Emma Butler – e.butler@derby.ac.uk
Emma manages the Research & Publication Practice Team and is responsible for the library support for research staff and students, liaising closely with Innovation & Research. In addition to managing the team, Emma is also available to help you make the most of the library resources and services that are available to you and can help with all aspects of the scholarly publication process, from advice on searching for information to bibliometrics.
Research Support Librarian
Lisa Ferrari – l.ferrari@derby.ac.uk
Lisa provides support and training to research staff and students at the university. She plans and delivers training sessions including library induction for new postgraduate researchers, library induction for new supervisors and creating a research data management plan. she manages the library's response to the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES)
One of Lisa's key roles is helping to increase the profile of research at the university through developing and promoting the library's collection of books published by members of the university.
Publication Practice Librarian
Holly Limbert – h.limbert@derby.ac.uk
Holly provides advice and guidance on the Open Research and Scholarly Communications landscape and is the main contact at the university for all matters relating to Open Access. She monitors compliance with the University's Research Publication and Open Access Policy and external funding organisations requirements around the dissemination of outputs. She is an Open Access expert who is passionate about alternative options to Gold Open Access, such as the Green and Diamond routes and the retention of author rights to achieve Open publication. She also manages and oversees the University's Institutional Repository service UDORA; the Green route to achieve Open Access. As a service, UDORA aims to support sharing and dissemination of scholarly outputs of all members of staff and students at Derby, communicating these to a global audience.
Copyright Officer
Donya Rowan - d.a.rowan@derby.ac.uk
Donya is the principal contact for the University for all matters on copyright law. She provides guidance and support to all students, staff and researchers to help you to understand and find your way through the labyrinthine copyright legislature. Donya creates guides and training which break down copyright law into digestible bite-size pieces to help you build your knowledge and understanding of how you can be both copyright compliant and use third-party content in your studies, teaching and research. She also provides guidance on how to license your work with Creative Commons, retain your copyright with Rights Retention and discuss publisher contracts and your published material.
For more information about the team and for general advice and guidance around publication practice and scholarly communications, please see our internal SharePoint Pages.