Events on Scholarly Communication
Academics, librarians, publishers, and funding agencies all have a stake in scholarly communication. The Scholarly Communication Group organises international events to bring these stakeholders together, share perspectives, debate policy issues, and agree how to move forward.
There are many stakeholders in scholarly communication – authors, editors, teaching staff, users, librarians, publishers, and funding agencies. Each has a different perspective and views on issues like open access. The Scholarly Communication Group organises international events to bring these stakeholders together, share perspectives, debate policy issues, and reach consensus on how to move forward.
Below are some of the key events organised by the Group. Focusing on international developments in scholarly communication, they have helped move forward the UK agenda. JISC regards consultation with other stakeholders as essential in formulating its own policies and future initiatives in the area of scholarly communication.
Moving Towards Open Access, Oxford, 27-28 September 2006
Funding agencies, authors, publishers and librarians all have a stake in open access. Moving Towards Open Access brought together leading representatives of these stakeholder groups to share new developments, discuss the strategic issues raised, and inform future strategy.
Over the two days of the conference, presentations were given from each stakeholder perspective, and keynote speakers gave insights from an international perspective. On day two, delegates met in discussion groups to debate a range of topical issues and propose practical initiatives to move things forward. A panel session at the end of the conference provided a forum to discuss the key themes and the initiatives proposed by the discussion groups.
The conference demonstrated that open access has clear benefits for researchers, their institutions, and the community. With a degree of consensus on the principles of open access, the practical issues can be addressed in a spirit of openness and collaboration. A summary of the conference, the programme, and overheads for all presentations can be found on the conference page. The Scholarly Communication Group will announce initiatives resulting from the conference in due course.
JISC International Colloquium on Scholarly Communications and Publishing, London, 21-22 June 2005
The JISC International Colloquium on Scholarly Communications and Publishing brought together academics, librarians, and representatives of key public sector organisations to discuss the current status and future of scholarly communication from an international perspective. Presentations focused on the processes for disseminating research outputs, what researchers and librarians want, and how new business models can enable this. A range of issues were debated in breakout groups, from ‘big deal’ pricing and negotiating with publishers to repositories and research assessment.
The Colloquium resulted in a statement of principles on scholarly publishing for which there was wide support. A summary of key themes and messages, the statement of principles, and overheads for all presentations can be found on the Colloquium web page.
Global Access to UK Research: Removing the Barriers, London, 30 November 2003
Global Access to UK Research focused on scholarly communication, the barriers like price and licensing restrictions that hinder access, and how international moves to create open access to published research can remove these barriers. The programme and key presentations can be found on the seminar web page.