Unlocking the door Open Access Janet Smith Newman

Unlocking the door: Open Access Janet Smith Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B 32 3 NT T: +44(0)121 476 1181 www. newman. ac. uk

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 (REF 2020) requirements – University research strategy to improve REF outcomes Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B 32 3 NT T: +44(0)121 476 1181 www. newman. ac. uk

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 – -archiving” Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B 32 3 NT T: +44(0)121 476 1181 “self www. newman. ac. uk

How can you do this? • Gold – 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 Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B 32 3 NT T: +44(0)121 476 1181 www. newman. ac. uk

Open access @ Newman • Newman open access policy – Approved by Research Committee – Senate approval required – Advocates green route – Available on the intranet https: //www. newman. ac. uk/intranet/knowledgebase/open-access-2/ Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B 32 3 NT T: +44(0)121 476 1181 www. newman. ac. uk

Research outputs: what do I need to do? • Newman is using the CREST Repository http: //collections. crest. ac. uk/ • Library managing repository process – we will deposit for you but… • You need to submit information and prepublication version to us, using the intranet form Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B 32 3 NT T: +44(0)121 476 1181 www. newman. ac. uk

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 Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B 32 3 NT T: +44(0)121 476 1181 www. newman. ac. uk

Tools and information http: //www. sherpa. ac. uk/juliet/index. php? la=en http: //www. sherpa. ac. uk/romeo/index. php http: //www. sherpa. ac. uk/fact/index. php? la=en http: //roarmap. eprints. org/ Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B 32 3 NT T: +44(0)121 476 1181 www. newman. ac. uk

Library Research support • Academic Service Librarians • Library Research web pages & guides • Workshops : – Open Access: Basics – Our Repository - CREST – Advanced Literature Search – Referencing & Tools Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B 32 3 NT T: +44(0)121 476 1181 www. newman. ac. uk

Any thoughts or questions? Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B 32 3 NT T: +44(0)121 476 1181 www. newman. ac. uk