Abstract
Open access has come of age in the UK. After a decade in which academic librarians have found it hard to get open access on to the university agenda, it is now difficult to get it off. University senior managers and researchers are all preoccupied with it to an unprecedented degree. Policy decisions are being made by government, funders and universities themselves which will have profound implications for the future in a context that is complex, fast moving and beset with misconceptions. In this article, the author tries to shine some light on the issues under consideration and offer some prescriptions for future progress.
Highlights
Open access gets toughBased on a paper presented at the 36th UKSG Annual Conference, Bournemouth, April 2013
Open access has come of age in the UK
I’ve got a dog called ‘Open Access’ and here’s how he looked a couple of years ago: PHIL SYKES University Librarian University of Liverpool
Summary
Based on a paper presented at the 36th UKSG Annual Conference, Bournemouth, April 2013. I occasionally used to take him to our research committee with me He was so quiet and well behaved that, quite often, people didn’t even notice he was there; but when they did see him, they loved him! Our governing body so loved him that they passed a resolution saying that everyone ought to have a dog like him It didn’t make a lot of difference: as you know, mandates in universities are singularly ineffective. · talk about what’s happened already · summarize where we are · give you some thoughts about what we do This gives very much a perspective on what is happening in the UK, but it is important to recognize that open access is, like free trade, a borderless cause. I’m delighted, that there were presenters from other countries at UKSG this year so that we were able to have a more global perspective on the issues
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