Open Access Publishing: Briefing Session – CASS College ExecutiveFriday 29th March 2013

Chris Banks, University Librarian and DirectorLaurence Bebbington, Deputy Librarian and Head of Library Services

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Aberdeen – OA where are we now? • University Policy on Open Access now agreed by University SMT

• encourages Green OA; Gold OA where needed

• encourages deposit of all outputs in AURA wherever possible

• Institutional Open Access Fund set up:

• only for RCUK/Wellcome Trust Gold OA where needed

• Gold OA still available, where requestor has other funding

• Applying for APCs (Article Processing Charges) from OAF:

• a Word form from 1st April; to be replaced by an online form

• one form for all APC payments

• Vital to “complete the circle” – update PURE; ResearchFish; ROS

• Web-pages to be launched for 1st April

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Help and Guidance• Help and Support:

• Information Consultants and Information Advisers

• Webpages

• Background to OA

• OA at Aberdeen

• Make Your research OA

• Forms: (APC Form)

• Guides (e.g. FAQs etc)

• Dedicated email account for enquiries/help:

• openaccess@abdn.ac.uk

• Advocacy programme

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