Business, Innovation and Skills Committee: BIS Committee announces inquiry into Government's Open Access policy | PoliticsHome | Press Release | PoliticsHome
peter.suber's bookmarks 2013-01-18
Summary:
"The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee [of the UK Parliament] today announces its intention to inquire into the Government's Open Access policy. Written submissions addressing the Committee's inquiry are invited by close of business on 7 February 2013. Respondees are requested not to submit copies of responses to other consultations or to the Finch Report. The Committee will consider a range of topics including:
* The Government's acceptance of the recommendations of the Finch Group Report 'Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications', including its preference for the 'gold' over the 'green' open access model;
* Rights of use and re-use in relation to open access research publications, including the implications of Creative Commons 'CC-BY' licences;
* The costs of article processing charges (APCs) and the implications for research funding and for the taxpayer; and
* The level of 'gold' open access uptake in the rest of the world versus the UK, and the ability of UK higher education institutions to remain competitive."