UK Open access monographs working group

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Summary:

"Universities UK Open Access Monographs working group

The UUK OA monograph group, chaired by Professor Roger Kain (Professor of Humanities, School of Advanced Study) has been tasked with monitoring and evaluating progress towards open access publishing for academic books.

The group was established late 2016, on the recommendation of Professor Adam Tickell's independent advice on open research to the former Minister for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson. The group's remit is to:

  1. Monitor and evaluate progress towards OA book publishing.
  2. Promote and accelerate cultural change towards OA publishing within academia and among traditional publishers.
  3. Advise on technical barriers to OA publishing and make recommendations for further work and investment.
  4. Promote innovation and diversity in business models for OA book publishing, including potentially via encouraging support for existing pilots
  5. Advise on how best to overcome perceived and actual policy and legal barriers to OA, including to funders, third-party rights holders, academic communities and publishers...."

Link:

https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/research-policy/open-science/Pages/open-access-monographs.aspx

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Tags:

oa.books oa.uk oa.advocacy

Date tagged:

10/26/2018, 14:36

Date published:

10/26/2018, 10:36