1. Open Access Sheila Cannell Director of Library Services University of Edinburgh

2. UK, Scotland, Edinburgh …and Australia

3. UK JISC JISC Digital Repositories Programme (c. 20 funded) Digital Repositories Programme (c. 20 funded) House of Commons Science Select Committee report House of Commons Science Select Committee report Research Councils UK Research Councils UK Universities UK Universities UK Research Assessment Exercise Research Assessment Exercise

4. Scotland Devolved government, devolved HE funding Devolved government, devolved HE funding Strong social inclusion agenda Strong social inclusion agenda JISC project: IRIScotland JISC project: IRIScotland –Exploring locus for national, regional(Scottish), institutional activity –Exploring cultural change issues needed at institutional level to encourage deposit Scottish Declaration on Open Access (2004) Scottish Declaration on Open Access (2004)

5. Scottish Declaration on Open Access Set up institutional repositories, and/or liaise with other organisations to establish a joint repository. Encourage, and where practical mandate, researchers to deposit copies of their outputs (articles, reports, conference papers, etc) in an institutional or co- operative repository. Encourage, and where practical mandate, the deposit of PhD theses in an institutional repository. Review intellectual property policies, to ensure that researchers have the right and duty to provide an open access version of their research. Set up institutional repositories, and/or liaise with other organisations to establish a joint repository. Encourage, and where practical mandate, researchers to deposit copies of their outputs (articles, reports, conference papers, etc) in an institutional or co- operative repository. Encourage, and where practical mandate, the deposit of PhD theses in an institutional repository. Review intellectual property policies, to ensure that researchers have the right and duty to provide an open access version of their research.

6. Edinburgh (lib.ed.ac.uk) Edinburgh Research Archive Edinburgh Research Archive Uses Dspace for e-theses, e-prints, pre-prints Uses Dspace for e-theses, e-prints, pre-prints E-theses mandate E-theses mandate Many other repositories: learning objects, images, digitised materials, informatics, museum objects, exam papers, catalogue, website Many other repositories: learning objects, images, digitised materials, informatics, museum objects, exam papers, catalogue, website Digital architecture/federated searching Digital architecture/federated searching E-research E-research RAE—local and national work RAE—local and national work

7. Issues for institutions Population of IRs Population of IRs Mandating deposit Mandating deposit Governance of IRs Governance of IRs Sustainability of IRs Sustainability of IRs Fulfilling RAE requirements Fulfilling RAE requirements Knowledge management Knowledge management Exposure of research Exposure of research Dealing with journal prices Dealing with journal prices Digital architecture/federated searching Digital architecture/federated searching Google Google Acronym creation factory Acronym creation factory

8. Impressions of Australia E-presses with different motivations E-presses with different motivations Both e-learning and e-prints as driver for the IR Both e-learning and e-prints as driver for the IR Less passion for Open Access Less passion for Open Access Information management stronger driver Information management stronger driver Digital architecture Digital architecture

9. Discussion points Why is there less passion for OA in Australia? Why is there less passion for OA in Australia? Why is Australia setting up e-presses now? Why is Australia setting up e-presses now? Reasons for repositories: access to information or information management? Reasons for repositories: access to information or information management? What should the governance of IRs be? What should the governance of IRs be? What’s the way ahead for digital architecture/interoperability? What’s the way ahead for digital architecture/interoperability?