R & D project

Open access good practice

Sharing examples of open access (OA) good practice to support universities in implementing OA as efficiently as possible

Archived

This project was archived on 30 November 2016

Read our handbook of OA good practice (pdf) and the final project report (pdf).

2 years and 3 months
Ended 31 Jul 2016
100%
Budget:

£250k to £1m
Expected outcome:

Advice

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Open access good practice is a community-based support activity producing advice aimed at helping the higher education sector to implement open access (OA).

About the project

Open access good practice was a community-based support activity comprising nine pathfinder projects (involving 30 universities plus a wider community of practice of more than 200 professionals from 90 universities). The pathfinder projects are producing advice, guidance, models, case studies and other support materials to help the higher education sector to implement open access (OA) as efficiently as possible.

See all pathfinder projects

E2EOA – End-to-End Open Access Process Review and Improvements

Improving OA metadata management via EPrints whilst considering transferability of outputs to other platforms.

Lead: University of Glasgow
Associates: University of Southampton, Lancaster University, University of Kent

Read the project blog (available via the Wayback Machine) and final report.

GW4 libraries - Options for Administrative Efficiencies in OA Implementation

Examining options to reduce administration costs for OA implementation.

Lead: University of Bath
Associates: University of Bristol, University of Exeter, University of Cardiff

Read the project blog and final report.

HHuLOA - Hull, Huddersfield and Lincoln Open Access

Focusing on good practice to identify and implement a range of OA initiatives across three non-RLUK research intensive partners.

Lead: University of Hull
Associates: University of Huddersfield, University of Lincoln

Read the project blog and final report (.docx).

LOCH - Lessons in Open Access Compliance in Higher Education

Producing re-usable resources for OA practitioners.

Lead: University of Edinburgh
Associates: Heriot Watt University, University of St Andrews

Read the project blog and final report.

Making sense of open access – a researcher-centred approach to funder mandates

Understanding researcher behaviours through sense-making for better OA engagement.

Lead: Oxford Brookes University
Associates: Nottingham Trent University, University of Portsmouth

Read the project blog and final report.

NUSP - Northumbria University, University of Sunderland Pathfinder

Optimising resources to develop a strategic approach to open access. Enabling HEIs with limited external funding to develop evidence-based, creative responses to the challenges and opportunities of open access.

Lead: Northumbria University - Associate: University of Sunderland.

Read the project blog and final report.

O2OA - Open to Open Access

Enabling HEIs with limited financial and human resources considering aspects of impact with regard to open access implementation.

Lead: Coventry University
Associates: University of Northampton, DeMontfort University

Read the project blog and final report.

opeNWorks

Building a north-west community of practice for OA, producing toolkits, running workshops and hosting a landmark conference.

Lead: University of Manchester
Associates: Edge Hill University, Liverpool John Moores University, University of Liverpool; University of Salford

Read the project blog (available via Wayback Machine) and final report (pdf).

Pathways to Open Access

Pathways to increase OA looking at advocacy, publication management and data investigation.

Lead: UCL
Associates: Newcastle University, University of Nottingham

Read the project blog and final report (.docx).

Final project outputs

Advocacy

Baselining

Cost management

Metadata, systems and interoperability

Policy compliance

Structural workflows

Why we did this

The scholarly communications system is evolving rapidly with open access becoming the new paradigm. UK research funders' commitment to support OA offers universities both opportunities and risks as they implement OA policies.

While higher education institutions have generally responded quickly, more support is needed so that universities can exploit these opportunities and manage the risks.

Who will benefit from this project?

By taking a sector-driven approach to creating and delivering support, this project aims to deliver value to all institutional based professional staff that have a role in OA implementation.

This includes, but is not limited to: librarians, repository managers, research managers and even researchers themselves who have a professional interest in OA.