1. Unlocking the door: Open Access Janet Smith

2. What is open access?
“Open access is about making the products of research freely accessible to all” - HEFCE
Why do we need to know about it?
Funder requirements
REF submission (REF2020) requirements
University research strategy to improve REF outcomes

3. How can you do this? Green Time not money
Published in an electronic “green” journal which allows repository deposit
Not accessible immediately without a journal subscription - embargoes
Deposit pre-publication version in a repository – “self-archiving”

4. How can you do this? Gold Hybrid Money not time
Free immediate electronic access – no embargoes
Authors (often institutions) usually required to pay Article Processing Charges (APCs)
Hybrid
Traditional Subscription and typically Gold articles in same journal

5. Open access @ Newman Newman open access policy
Approved by Research Committee
Senate approval required
Advocates green route
Available on the intranet
base/open-access-2/

6. Research outputs: what do I need to do?
Newman is using the CREST Repository
Library managing repository process – we will deposit for you but…
You need to submit information and pre-publication version to us, using the intranet form

7. Research outputs: what do I need to do?
Journal articles & conference proceedings - publication has ISSN
Accepted for publication after 1 April 2016
Deposit within 2 months of acceptance for publication
Final peer-reviewed draft – no printer’s formatting
Word version of output for us to convert to full text searchable pdf

8. Tools and information http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet/index.php?la=en

9. Library Research support
Academic Service Librarians
Library Research web pages & guides
Workshops :
Open Access: Basics
Our Repository - CREST
Advanced Literature Search
Referencing & Tools

10. Any thoughts or questions?