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, funders etc. across Europe. LERU report that the statement is supported by the European Commissioner
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 an open access policy for their institution. The general guide is aimed at researchers, librarians and university management. There
Have you benefited from FP7 funding? Then this pilot may be of interest. A fund of EUR 4m has been established to help cover the costs of Open Access publishing. Launching in Spring 2015 the pilot is aimed at stimulating
Have you seen this on OpenAIRE’s website? Open Access repositories, publications, statistics and information about the open access national environment for each EU nation. The information is well organised, easy to find and access and gives a good idea of what’s happening in that
New Jisc blog by Mafalda Picarra discusses the European approach to Open Access. Is it as high on the agenda for researchers across Europe as it is for UK researchers and universities? Find out here- http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/developing-building-blocks-to-make-open-access-work-on-a-european-level-23-oct-2014