Open Access Publishing, Threat or Opportunity

Louise TrippSubject Librarian: English, European Languages, Linguistics, Open AccessA21/51, The Libraryl.tripp@lancaster.ac.ukTel. (01524) 592546

Phil CheesemanHead of Academic Services A21/51, The Libraryp.cheeseman@lancaster.ac.ukTel. (01524) 592766

openaccess@lancaster.ac.uk

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General Aim of OA Policies

By "open access" to this literature, we mean its free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. The only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright in this domain, should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited.(Budapest Open Access Initiative, 2002)

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Accessing Research Publications

Traditional

Access to publications determined by subscription to print or electronic journals.

Subscriptions form the largest proportion of an academic library’s budget.

Open AccessGreen - deposit paper (Accepted version) in institutional and/or subject repository if desired, subject to publisher’s permissions and funder’s requirements. Gold - pay-to-publish route: journal publisher is paid a fee (commonly known as an Article Processing Charge) and then provides free immediate online access to the article.

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A bit of history

BioMed Central launched (a for-profit open access publisher)

Open Access defined by the Budapest Open Access Initiative

Research Councils UK publishes its Open Access policy

Wellcome Trust introduces policy to apply to all research papers arising from Trust funding

Working group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings (Finch Group) established

2000

2002

2005

2006

2011

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A UK Open Access Policy

Finch report

“the UK should embrace the transition to Open Access and accelerate this process in a measured way which promotes innovation but also what is most valuable in the research communications ecosystem.” • clear support for the Gold route (publication in Open or Hybrid Journals,

funded by APCs• also recommended changes to licensing arrangements, improvements to

repositories and increased public access to journals.

The Government accepts all recommendations of the Finch report and looks to Funding Councils, Research Councils, universities and publishers to implement them.

June 2012

July 2012

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RCUK and EU Policies

Research Councils UK announces a new open access policy to come into effect for all articles submitted after 1st April 2013 that arise from RCUK funding.• Favours the Gold route (subsequently funding announced to support this)• Allowed for different embargo periods where the Green route is applied.

EU Commission announces new Open Access policies in relation to ‘Horizon 2020’ , the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020). • Supports both Green and Gold models

July 2012

July 2012

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Recent developments

HEFCE launches consultation on its approach to open access for post-2014 REF• Journal articles and conference proceedings to be deposited in the author’s

own institutional repository, immediately upon publication (subject to embargoes)

• Outputs in a form allowing reader to search for and re-use content (manually and using automated tools) subject to proper attribution

BIS Select Committee open access report published• It strongly criticises Government and RCUK policy• It argues for Green open access and development of institutional and

subject repositories

July 2013

Sept 2013

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OA Responses - RCUK

• Policies largely targeted at journal articles and conference proceedings (for now)

• RCUK have given Lancaster University £300k over 2 years• RCUK pushing for Gold OA or access within 6-12 months • RCUK also have licensing requirements relating to use by 3rd parties

(CC-BY licence)

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OA Responses – Publishers

• Most large publishers are responding by developing OA policies and different payment models (Gold)

• After an embargo period (varies between 6-12 months) a pdf of the published version can be deposited in a repository (Green)

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OA Responses – HE Institutions

Institutions have:

• responded rapidly to administer RCUK funding in support of OA requirements

• provided a sector response to policy creation• been reviewing policies and practices to support OA

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What the University Statement on OA aims to do

• States a commitment to transparency and dissemination of research outputs

• States that we should aim to make Green our norm, using Gold when resources allow (RCUK and LU Funding)

• Provide an approach that satisfies funders while allowing flexibility for researchers

• Recognises that the landscape is likely to keep changing • Provide background and support information

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How can I make my research OA?

Online guidance at http://lancaster.libguides.com/openaccess

Open Access Publishing Flowchart: step-by-step guidance through Green and Gold routes

Flowchart ‘You’ve decided on Gold Access – what next?’: how to obtain funding

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Future of OA

• A constantly changing landscape – with a swing towards the Green route

• Global Open Access movement • Open Access to extend to monographs and book chapters?

- Wellcome Trust requirement from Oct 2014- National Monograph Strategy project

• Open Data / Research Data Management

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Questions - Discussion

• Open Access, threat or opportunity?

• How does OA currently impact on your research practice? How might it in the future?

• How should we respond to these challenges and opportunities?

• How can we help? What information, support and services could the library provide to support you in relation to Open Access?

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Sources and Useful Links

Purehttps://pure.lancs.ac.uk/workspace.xhtml

Budapest OA Initiativehttp://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/

Finch Reporthttp://www.researchinfonet.org/wpcontent/uploads/2012/06/Finch-Group-report-FINAL-VERSION.pdf

Wellcome Trust OA policyhttp://www.wellcome.ac.uk/About-us/Policy/Policy-and-position-statements/WTD002766.htm

RCUK Policy on OAhttp://www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/Pages/outputs.aspx

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Sources and Useful Links

Horizon 2020http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm

National Monographs Strategyhttp://monographs.jiscinvolve.org/wp/

HEFCE consultation http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2013/201316/Consultation on open access in the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework.pdf

Business, Innovation and Skills Committee’s Report on OAhttp://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/business-innovation-and-skills/news/on-publ-open-access/

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