![Jisc Collections negotiates agreement enabling universities to benefit from reduced ORCID membership costs.](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The researcher identifier solution – ORCID will now be offered to UK higher education institutions through a national consortium arrangement operated by JISC. This should…
![Progress report on implementing HEFCE's Open Access policy](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Are you wondering how UK HEIs are getting on with implementing HEFCE’s open access policy? Neil Jacobs, Head of Scholarly Communications Support at JISC, has…
![ORCID...what is it?](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Over 1.2 million researchers worldwide have signed up to ORCID…but what is it? First, let’s look at what ‘ORCID’ stands for – Open Researcher and Contributor ID. …
![SHERPA/REF...what is it?](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
There’s a new report published which brings together the findings of a HEFCE-commissioned consultation of stakeholders on a new service, SHERPA/REF. The aim of this new…
![Open access transition made easier with UK’s first collaborative publishing consortium](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Are you involved in Humanities research and concerned about publishing your research open access? Then you may be interested in a new collaborative open access…
![OpenAIRE's Gold OA Pilot: What workflows are needed?](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
EC/OPenAire Gold Open Access Pilot Project reports on its first technical workshop. The FP7 post-grant Gold OA Pilot aims to set up a two pronged…
![Ever wondered about using twitter to disseminate your research?](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Ever wondered about using twitter to disseminate your research? A post on the London School of Economics blog aimed at university academics and researchers is a user-friendly…
![Open Access checklist for Universities published](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The European Universities Association has published ‘Open Access Checklist for Universities: a practical guide for implementation’. This document is designed to help universities develop and implement…
![Jisc publish guide to help HEI's meet ESPRC's policy framework on research data management.](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
EPSRC policy comes into effect on 1st May 2015. Unique amongst funders, EPSRC expects institutions and researchers receiving funding from them to fulfil explicit responsibilities…