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Open Access 2013. Developments in the world of OA for the past 12 months Ruth Quinn. Director Library Services October 2013. OA Statements galore: G8 Ministers of Science statement: https:// www.gov.uk/government/publications/g8-science-ministers-statement-london-12-june-2013
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Open Access 2013 Developments in the world of OA for the past 12 monthsRuth Quinn. Director Library Services October 2013
OA Statements galore: • G8 Ministers of Science statement: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/g8-science-ministers-statement-london-12-june-2013 • Global Research Council: http://www.globalresearchcouncil.org/meetings/2013-meeting • UNESCO OA Policy: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-access-to-scientific-information/ • World Bank OA Policy: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:23164491~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html • Science Europe: http://www.scienceeurope.org/ • European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.topic&id=1294&lang=1 • RCUK Policy: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/Pages/outputs.aspx • HEFCE proposal (UK): http://www.hefce.ac.uk/whatwedo/rsrch/rinfrastruct/oa/ • Finch Report (UK): http://www.researchinfonet.org/publish/finch/ • White House policy (US): http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/22/expanding-public-access-results-federally-funded-research • Irish National Principles on OA: http://www.iua.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/National-Principles-on-Open-Access-Policy-Statement-FINAL-23-Oct-2012-v1-3.pdf • Indian Council of Agricultural Research OA Policy: http://icar.org.in/en/node/6609 OA gets popular
In Australia: • The National Research Investment Plan refers to OA in Action 6 – new govt? • Universities Australia – A Smarter Australia • NHMRC & ARC Statements / Mandates OA gets popular
Open Access Monographs • Knowledge Unlatched • Unglue.it • Open Educational Resources Open Data • http://data.gov.au • http://www.ausgoal.gov.au/ • http://researchdata.ands.org.au/ OA gets popular
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 OA gets 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: http://schoarlyoa.com/publishers …..and more complicated
What’s happening at CDU? • eSpace is OA, self submission • Draft Policies: RDM, OA, IR • Assistance to Researchers • http://libguides.cdu.edu.au/OpenAccess2013 • http://libguides.cdu.edu.au/research_support • Advice on publishing options OA at CDU