Jisc Open Access Update

"This is the first quarterly digest of news about Jisc’s work in open access (OA). It's part of an overhaul of the way we communicate our OA work that includes a new web presence, webinars, screencasts and a series of guides on OA topics. January 2016 marks the start of the Dutch presidency of the European Commission (EC). It's good news for OA as the Dutch are highlighting open science and there will be various events and policy initiatives. We’re engaging on behalf of UK universities, for example by gathering support through our Knowledge Exchange partnership for international action to sustain key OA services. In the UK, the main news is the implementation of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) OA policy from April. We’ve got a range of products available now, with more to come, to help universities handle this development, and you can find out more about them in this digest and on the website. We’re also aware that the UK government is looking again at how metrics might contribute to the REF, and is considering some farreaching organisational changes in the higher education landscape, and we'll be quick to respond to this very dynamic environment. The latest OA good practice update is now available, rounding up pathfinder projects developments and outputs that support effective OA implementation."