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Finch and what follows from it

Finch and what follows from it. Phil Sykes NOWAL Meeting - Manchester. Five things to cover. Some key points from Finch Criticisms of Finch Main outcomes of Finch so far How we might respond in our universities How we might work together to get the best out of the possibilities.

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Finch and what follows from it

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  1. Finch and what follows from it Phil Sykes NOWAL Meeting - Manchester

  2. Five things to cover • Some key points from Finch • Criticisms of Finch • Main outcomes of Finch so far • How we might respond in our universities • How we might work together to get the best out of the possibilities

  3. Some key recommendations • i. a clear policy direction should be set towards support for publication in open access or hybrid journals, funded by APCs, as the main vehicle for the publication of research, especially when it is publicly funded; • ii. the Research Councils and other public sector bodies funding research in the UK should – following the Wellcome Trust’s initiative in this area but recognizing the specific natures of different funding streams - establish more effective and flexible arrangements to meet the costs of publishing in open access and hybrid journals;

  4. .....And another one • iii. support for open access publication should be accompanied by policies to minimise restrictions on the rights of use and re-use, especially for non-commercial purposes, and on the ability to use the latest tools and services to organise and manipulate text and other content;

  5. How was Finch received? • Well received by government, HEFCE, RCUK • Research PVCs very hostile • SCONUL and RLUK measured • Thought report should have been braver on short embargo periods • Insufficient emphasis on repository based OA • RCUK and HEFCE pretty much adopted Finch recommendations

  6. Criticisms • Finch gives too important a role to Gold • Finch should have denounced the publishers for profiteering • Finch should have taken the opportunity to regulate publishers’ prices • A unilateral Gold OA policy for the UK gives away our research and gets nothing in return

  7. What do we do now? • The old challenge: continuing to promote the value and importance of Open Access • Rethinking the function of repositories • Pressure on funding bodies to ensure equity in funding OA • Establishing publication funds • Establishing policy and criteria, within our universities, on paying for open access • Putting effective pressure on publishers to lower prices • Working to keep the transaction costs of OA down • CELEBRATE

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