Open Access 2013 Developments in the world of OA for the past 12 months Ruth Quinn. Director Library Services October 2013

OA gets popular OA Statements galore: G8 Ministers of Science statement: science-ministers-statement-london-12-june-2013https:// science-ministers-statement-london-12-june-2013 Global Research Council: UNESCO OA Policy: information/access-to-knowledge/open-access-to-scientific-information/ information/access-to-knowledge/open-access-to-scientific-information/ World Bank OA Policy: ~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html ~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html Science Europe: European Commission: society/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.topic&id=1294&lang=1http://ec.europa.eu/research/science- society/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.topic&id=1294&lang=1 RCUK Policy: HEFCE proposal (UK): Finch Report (UK): White House policy (US): access-results-federally-funded-researchhttp:// access-results-federally-funded-research Irish National Principles on OA: Principles-on-Open-Access-Policy-Statement-FINAL-23-Oct-2012-v1-3.pdfhttp:// Principles-on-Open-Access-Policy-Statement-FINAL-23-Oct-2012-v1-3.pdf Indian Council of Agricultural Research OA Policy:

OA gets popular In Australia: The National Research Investment Plan refers to OA in Action 6 – new govt?National Research Investment Plan Universities Australia – A Smarter AustraliaA Smarter Australia NHMRC & ARC Statements / Mandates

OA gets popular Open Access Monographs Knowledge Unlatched Unglue.it Open Educational Resources Open Data

OA gets complicated Green is best! Self archiving. Published article, or the final peer-review manuscript is archived by the researcher in an institutional online repository before, after or alongside its publication. Embargo periods need to be considered but can be overcome.

OA gets complicated Gold OA ◦APCs ◦Hybrid OA  BioMed Central  PLOS ◦OUP Oxford Open ◦American Inst Physics Author Select ◦Wiley Open Access Accounts

…and more complicated Titanium ◦Reliance on Social Networking ◦Mendeley – alternative to Endnote, but has potential to be more – OA by default ◦ResearchGate – FB for researchers

….and more complicated Diamond ◦For non-commercial, non-profit, academic institutions, associations. ◦Digital format – pay for print. ◦Free of charge for readers and authors, no publication fees, no APCs. ◦Does not allow commercial and for-profit re- use.

…..and more complicated Predatory Publishers Beall’s List:

OA at CDU What’s happening at CDU? eSpace is OA, self submission Draft Policies: RDM, OA, IR Assistance to Researchers ◦ ◦ ◦Advice on publishing options