November 2013
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Delegates at this timely seminar assessed the challenges and opportunities presented by the introduction of Open Access policies for publicly-funded research. It was organised as academia and businesses prepared for publicly-funded research to be made available on an Open Access basis by 2014, following Government and the Research Councils' acceptance of recommendations in Dame Janet Finch's report 'Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications'. The seminar also followed the release of the BIS Select Committee's report on Open Access which criticised the Government for its preference of immediately implementing the 'Gold' model of Open Access.
The conference brought together key policymakers with academics and university leaders, the publishing industry, science-based businesses, research councils, other research-funding organisations and further interested parties. Key topics for discussion included the potential for e-books and other formats to more widely disseminate research, funding implications of the 'Gold' Open Access model, the role that the 'Green' Open Access model could play in the UK and how the UK policy compares with the Open Access positions of other nations.
