Moving Towards Open Access
A JISC conference for research funders, authors, publishers and
librarians
Presentations and conference report from the event are available at
the bottom of the page
Introduction
Programme
Discussion groups
The UK Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) wishes to invite leading
representatives of funding agency, university, author, publishing and
library communities to a Conference to be held at Keble College Oxford
27-28 September 2006. The Director-General of CERN, Dr Robert Aymar will
give the opening keynote address. Other speakers from different stakeholder
groups will present their policies and positions relating to the
dissemination of research and open access.
Progress towards open access to research outputs has been significant in
respect of both repository development and the availability of open access
journals. Opportunities exist for authors to make their work available in
outlets which will yield higher citations and provide increased value from
publicly and charity-funded research. A number of academic organisations
representing funding agencies and universities have made policy statements
supporting open access developments in scholarly communication. JISC
has supported these developments as part of its strategic commitment to
improve the effectiveness of scholarly communication.
While much is being achieved, the momentum of change can be maintained
through a greater understanding of the priorities of different
stakeholders. As open access developments have grown, the concerns of
funders, authors, publishers and librarians have changed. While areas of
dispute still exist, there is a willingness by members of all stakeholder
communities to explore open access opportunities in a spirit of
collaboration. JISC wishes to invite leading representatives of each
community to listen to speakers from all stakeholder groups, to discuss the
strategic issues raised, and to help to inform future strategy. JISC
itself needs to hear the views of other stakeholders in formulating its
policies regarding future developments in scholarly communication.
Wednesday 27 September 'Setting the scene'
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10.00 - 10.45
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Registration and coffee
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10.45 - 11.00
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Welcome and introduction:The JISC
perspective on Open Access:
Dr Malcolm Read, Executive Secretary, JISC
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11.00 - 12.00
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Opening keynote: Dr Robert Aymar, Director
General, CERN
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12.00 - 12.45
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The Funding Perspective:
Chair - Dr Tom Graham, Librarian, University of Newcastle
Mr Robert Terry, Senior Policy Adviser, Wellcome Trust
Professor Jeff Haywood, Deputy Head, Information Services,
University of Edinburgh
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12.45 - 13.45
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Lunch
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13.45 - 15.00
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The Publishers Perspective:
Overview and Chair - Ms Kate Worlock, Director, Electronic
Publishing Services Ltd
Mr Martin Richardson, Managing Director, Oxford Journals,
Oxford University Press
Professor Martin Blume, Editor in Chief, Amercian Physical
Society
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15.00 - 15.30
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Tea break
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15.30 - 16.00
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The Authors' Perspectives:
Chair - Dr Tom Graham, Librarian, University of
Newcastle
Professor Malcolm Heath, Professor of Greek Language &
Literature, University of Leeds
Professor Joe McGeehan, Professor of Communications
Engineering, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering,
University of Bristol
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16.00 - 16.30
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The Librarian's Perspective:
Stephen Pinfield, Deputy Chief Information Officer,
University of Nottingham
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16.30 - 17.15
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Keynote: Professor John Houghton, Professor
and Director of the Information Technologies and the Infomration
Economy Program, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria
University, Melbourne
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19.30 - midnight
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Keble College bar open to guests
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20.00 - 23.00
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Dinner in the Dining Hall. After dinner
speaker: Professor Keith Jeffery, Director of Information Technology,
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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Thursday 28 September
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09.00 - 09.30
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Keynote:Transition models and
scholarly communications in Germany
Dr Johannes Fournier, Programme Officer, The Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft
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09.30 - 10.00
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Technical Developments in Support of Open Access -
recent UK initiatives: Rachel Heery, Assistant Director
Research and Development, UKOLN
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10.00 - 10.15
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Objective setting for the rest of the day:
Rachel Bruce, Programme Director, JISC
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10.30 - 11.30
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Discussion groups:
a) Improving dissemination of publicly-funded research
b) Developing scholarly publishing in the Internet age
c) Quality mechanisms and indicators in journal publishing
d) Author's opportunities to disseminate research
e) The role of librarians in the Internet age
f) JISC's contribution to developments in scholarly
communication
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11.30 - 12.00
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Coffee break
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12.00 - 13.00
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Discussion groups
(repeat of discussion topics listed above)
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13.00 - 14.00
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Lunch
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14.00 - 14.45
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Panel session: Fred Friend (Chair), Martin
Blume, Tom Graham, Malcolm Heath, John Houghton, Keith Jeffery,
Martin Richardson, Robert Terry, Kate Worlock
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14.45 - 15.00
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Summary and close: Dr Malcolm Read, Executive
Secretary, JISC
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There are six discussion group topics and you will be able to contribute to
two of these. Please select one option from each of the discussion
groups on the booking form. We will do our best to allocate you to the
discussion groups of your choice, however please note there is a limited
number for each group so we may have to allocate you to a group you
haven't selected on your form.
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What more can research funders do to improve the dissemination of
publicly-funded research?
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How can scholarly publishing develop to meet the challenges and
opportunities in the Internet age?
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Do quality mechanisms and indicators (eg. peer review, impact factors) in
journal publishing need to change?
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What do authors need to take full advantage of new opportunities to
disseminate research?
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What should be the role of libraries be in the internet age?
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How can JISC facilitate developments in scholarly communication?
