Miggie Pickton from Northampton University writes: ‘Last year about thirty Northampton researchers contributed to focus groups looking at open access to research publications and data, with a particular focus on compliance with funder requirements.  It was clear from these discussions that there was significant support for the principle of open access and a willingness to … Read more

The Edinburgh Pathfinder (LOCH) has been busily developing a number of case studies which are essential reading in terms of defining an OA support service within the institution: A year in the life of Open Access support: continuous improvement at University of St Andrews This case study explains the “Lean Exercise” that the Open Access and … Read more

One of the work packages of the Hull Pathfinder (HHuLOA) was to look at open access service development. They did this by matching Jisc OA services alongside our current institutional workflows and the 6 sections in OAWAL (Open Access Workflows for Academic Librarians)– winner of the 2015 Ingram Coutts Award for Innovation in Electronic Resources Management. … Read more

With the date at which HEFCE’s policy on open access in the next REF comes into force just under a year away (1st April 2016), now seems like a good time to ‘temperature test’ how much progress has been made across the sector to address this and to consider if there may be opportunities to … Read more