![Open access and monograph publishing](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The Monographs and Open Access Project published its report on monographs and arts, humanities and social sciences, considering how they fit with developments in open…
![Open access support from the League of European Research Universities](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) have released a statement in support of open access and are asking for support from universities, libraries, researchers,…
![Edinburgh Napier University's Open Access Policy](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The Research and Innovation Office have recently published the university’s Open Access Policy. We’ve update the Open Access blog to include links to this essential policy. So,…
![Open Access for the next REF - policy adjustments](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
HEFCE recently published adjustments to their open access policy for inclusion in the next REF. Acknowledging that workflows and information may not be ready in…
![How to Negotiate with Publishers](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Interesting blog piece from an academic and their experience of Green OA with a publisher.
![Fewer Concerns Over Open Access](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
From News in Brief in the Times Higher, a report by the Nature Publishing Group & Palgrave MacMillan shows that perceptions regarding concerns over the…
![Confused by versions?](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Then check out the Versions Toolkit for authors, researchers and repository staff produced by LSE. Written with open access(OA) in mind this practical guide is…
![Jisc Pathfinder Projects create models of good practice and shareable materials to help researchers with Open Access](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
University of Northampton have created a short guide which highlights some of the issues to consider at each stage of the research lifecycle. Developed as…
![OpenAIRE and Horizon 2020 news and resources](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Today JISC contacted UK HEIs to tell them about their participation in the EU funded OpenAIRE2020 project. JISC are also now the National Open Access Desk (NOAD) for…
![How accurate is SHERPA/FACT?](https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/open-access/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2015/07/sherpafact.jpg)
Well, the answer is that SHERPA/FACT is more than 95% accurate at checking publisher’s policies against funders open access requirements. A recent study by the…