Jisc OA Update
Check out JISC’s updates and outline plans of services which help with meeting Open Access requirements – http://scholarlycommunications.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2015/03/12/jisc-plans-for-oa-services/
Tag Archives: open access
Centre for Research Communications launches new blog.
The Centre for Research Communications (CRC) at the University of Nottingham works nationally and globally with researchers, funders, institutions and publishers, on challenging and exciting opportunities in opening access to research. The recently-launched CRC Blog http://thecrcblog.wordpress.com will provide updates on
Hefce have added new information to their FAQ’s on Open Access policy.
If you are unsure as to what is meant by “date of acceptance” the FAQs for the Policy for Open Access in the next REF have just been updated with clear information and guidance. Check it out at – http://www.hefce.ac.uk/whatwedo/rsrch/rinfrastruct/oa/faq/ New questions
Open Access profiles for European Union countries
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
HEFCE study released
A major HEFCE study on “Monographs and open access” has been released. The study was led by Geoffey Crossick and focuses on monographs in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The report identifies many issues involved with applying open access
New open access ebook
Cambridge University published ‘Open Access and the Humanities’ in November 2014, with the ebook version available as open access. Subtitled ‘Contexts, controversies and the future’ it was written by Martin Paul Eve. Each chapter is read online as a PDF file. Worth
The cost of open access
Executive Director of Jisc Digital Resources and CEO of Jisc Colections, Lorraine Estelle, has written a very thought provoking piece about the price of open access for higher education institutions in the UK. Articles which are free to use and read
Early Career Researchers and Open Access
Dr Caroline Edwards, Co-Director of the Open Library for Humanities, gave a keynote speech at ‘Discovering Open Practices’ training event for PhD students. She discussed the problems and benefits of being an Early Career Researcher during the drive towards open access
New phase of funding with OpenAire2020 – an EC funded project starting January 2015.
This A pan-European Open Scholarship Initiative involving 50 partners, from all EU countries, and beyond, will collaborate to work on this large-scale initiative that aims to promote open scholarship and substantially improve the discoverability and reusability of research publications and
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announcement
Today the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced it will become an open access funder from 1st January 2015. This will especially apply to “low and middle income countries”. Furthermore, they specify that the research has to be published immediately as