This week, Rory is joined by Frederique Belliard, Publishing Officer at the TU Delft Libraries, for a fascinating conversation spanning several aspects of research sharing and facilitation through the lens of a researcher and publisher!

Frederique describes the impetus and motivations that led her to move from research to publishing following her phD and postdoc work, and shares some of the takeaways from her time as a researcher that compliment her current role. She also mentions some of the key developments that she has observed in the world of academic publishing over the last 15 years.

Rory and Frederique discuss how the shift from printing to digital facilitates traceability and linking to digital objects. Frederique highlights the importance of preserving and sharing research objects from the entire project, and goes on to talk about the focus and scope of her work at TU Delft. She also shares some of the key innovation happening at TU Delft pertaining to fair recognition, amplification and dissemination of research work, and transformation of printed materials to digital copies.

Some of the interesting themes that emerge include open-license/publishing vs commercial vs in-house university presses, deconstruction of publication to give importance to research objects, and the evolution of publishing practices in line with researcher needs.

Join us for the full episode and get to know Frederique and learn about the publisher's perspective on open-sharing and dissemination of research objects and findings, as well as the latest developments in academic publishing!