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Optimising Resources to Develop a Strategic Approach to Open Access – final report

The final report for our Jisc OA Pathfinder project is now available to download from Northumbria Research Link: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/27834/ As well as summarising our activities during the project, the report presents our project outputs and outcomes, impact and recommendations.  

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RCUK Open Access Compliance

Northumbria University reported 83% compliance with the RCUK policy on Open Access for the year 2014-2015. The University Library compiles a report, using the Jisc APC template, showing all relevant publications resulting from RCUK funded projects. We show itemised expenditure on article … Continue reading

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OA Good Practice: What We’ve Learned So Far…

Over 2015, our Pathfinder worked with a group of four diverse HEIs (Hull, Lincoln, Durham and Teesside) to develop case studies on open access in different institutional contexts. These give an overview of different approaches to dealing creatively with the problems … Continue reading

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Open Access and the Research Excellence Framework Workshop

Open Access and the Research Excellence Framework Workshop University of Southampton 10th September 2015 This workshop was organised by the End-to-End Pathfinder Project team, and was hosted by University of Southampton, and was very well attended. The purpose of the … Continue reading

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Workshop at Repository Fringe – 30th July 2014

Every year repository managers, developers, research managers and researchers gather in Edinburgh for Repository Fringe. It’s an informal event with an emphasis on participation and sharing ideas. As part of this project I’ll be holding a workshop in the Main Library on the first … Continue reading

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