Date: 24th November 3pm- 4pm The original purpose the ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ data collection was to help Jisc Collections to model different article processing charges (APCs) offsetting schemes which have been developed for their negotiations with publishers. By working with institutions to release this data more widely and by analysing the data within the … Read more

As OA week approaches, it provides ‘an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research’. A number of the … Read more

Key recommendations for practical implementation of the HEFCE OA policy and where is more support required In September, Jisc in association with ARMA, RLUK and SCONUL convened a workshop to explore the HEFCE’s OA policy for REF and its implications for universities. HEFCE open access policy mandates that peer-reviewed manuscripts must be deposited in an … Read more

One of the Pathfinder projects, UCL, is hosting its 2nd annual Open Access Conference takes place on 22nd October, from 3-5pm, in the Darwin Lecture Theatre. The conference is an opportunity to learn about recent open access developments, including the open access policy for the next REF. The conference is aimed at UCL researchers, but … Read more