Information Services University of Nottingham Setting up central funds and processes for open-access publishing and dissemination Stephen Pinfield University of Nottingham

Information Services University of Nottingham Open access (OA) mandates RCUK – BBSRC – ESRC – MRC – NERC – STFC (PPARC and CCLRC) Charities/independent funders – British Heart Foundation – Cancer Research UK – Wellcome Trust

Information Services University of Nottingham Routes to open access Publication in OA or hybrid journal – OA journal eg PLoS, BMC – hybrid option eg Blackwells, OUP, Springer – cost $500-$3000 Deposit in OA repository – institutional and/or subject repositories – copyright issues

Information Services University of Nottingham Implementation: OA/hybrid journals Wellcome Trust funding, alternatives: – Direct grants – Contingency funds – Institutional funds for top 30 RCs funding, alternatives: – Direct grants – Indirect costs: Full Economic Costs Institutional need for: – Clear management arrangements for Wellcome funding – Funds in institutions (from fEC) to cover OA charges – Clear policies, publicity and support associated with funds

Information Services University of Nottingham Implementation: OA repositories Wellcome, MRC: deposit in UKPubMed Central ESRC: deposit in ESRC repository (and institutional repository) BBSRC, NERC, STFC: deposit in any appropriate repository eg institutional repository (IR) Institutional need for: – IRs and other repositories to be in place – clear institutional policies on deposit eg institutional routing – awareness raising and support

Information Services University of Nottingham Institutional actions Need for: Funds for all authors to cover OA charges Institutional repository Clear policies/administrative arrangements Awareness raising Proactive support

Information Services University of Nottingham References SHERPA JULIET (funder policies) SHERPA ROMEO (publisher copyright policies) OpenDOAR (directory of OA repositories) The Depot (national interim repository)