After a very busy Open Access Week we thought it would be a good idea to do a round-up post. The foyer roadshows were well attended and on each…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
Interesting blog piece from an academic and their experience of Green OA with a publisher.
From News in Brief in the Times Higher, a report by the Nature Publishing Group & Palgrave MacMillan shows that perceptions regarding concerns over the…
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…
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…
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…