{"id":139,"date":"2016-04-07T16:12:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T16:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/loch\/?p=139"},"modified":"2016-04-07T16:12:49","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T16:12:49","slug":"current-uk-open-access-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/loch\/2016\/04\/07\/current-uk-open-access-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Current UK Open Access Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been looking at my\u00a0notes from Monday’s workshop discussion looking at some of the current non-systems-specific issues facing OA practitioners in the UK at the moment. \u00a0I’ve summarised the key points below and uploaded pictures of the notes from the day.<\/p>\n

Key concerns discussed:<\/p>\n

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  1. RCUK Block grants have not yet been announced – this is of concerns to a wide range of institutions.<\/li>\n
  2. Many institutions are expecting an increase in use of RCUK grants if gold OA is perceived to be an easier route to REF compliance.<\/li>\n
  3. Repository\/CRIS records without a Date of Acceptance is a major concern. \u00a0Records imported from external sources such as Scopus will not have DoA information so this needs to be added manually.<\/li>\n
  4. SHERPA REF aligns with current HEFCE policy (deposit within 3 months of the date of publication) whereas many institutions are telling authors to deposit on acceptance. \u00a0This can cause confusion.<\/li>\n
  5. More clarity is required regarding the use of exceptions for gold OA. \u00a0Will these be counted in addition to the tolerance of other exceptions?<\/li>\n
  6. Resourcing for supporting authors to deposit and to validate\/sherps-check records is a concern. \u00a0The REF policy means that records need to be checked on deposit (around the time of acceptance) and then again post-publication so the administrative burden is greater.<\/li>\n
  7. How do we handle records from post-docs, late-stage-PhDs and ECRs whose REF-submission status is not yet determined?<\/li>\n
  8. What do we do about recording evidence of date of acceptance? Current thinking seems to be “if you have it, keep it, if not – then don’t worry.”.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Dominic Tate – LOCH Project Manager<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I’ve been looking at my\u00a0notes from Monday’s workshop discussion looking at some of the current non-systems-specific issues facing OA practitioners in the UK at the moment. \u00a0I’ve summarised the key…<\/p>\n

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