MODULE 3 - Exploring the Open Access landscape: how to make use of OA

Open Access through regular channels

Inventory of channels you use when you search for research articles and data: ----

Start a query with the most mentioned channels: which articles are freely accessible, is there a – most of the time invisible – license you need for viewing?  

Subject Repositories in your field of expertise(http://www.opendoar.org)

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Check out a Subject Repository

(Individual exercise) 

• did you know this subject repository? Did you ever use it? • were you aware the content is Open Access?

 • what materials are included?• is there a further subdivision of areas?• is there any added functionality (statistics, comments, notifications of new material etc.)?

• select a for you relevant publication (one of your own publications, the best thing you read in the past few months, etc.). Can you find it in this repository?

• If you do the same search with the search engine you use most; where do the first result take you to?

Open Access Policies relevant for your work Policies for self-archiving • Local: your university• National: funding agency• International: European Commission, European Research

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The repository at [your institution]

take a look at the special features of your local repository:• can you easily go to the repository from the institution’s or library’s website?• is information from the repository integrated with other pages on the website (e.g. is

there a list of publications on your personal page?)• is there a further subdivision of areas?

Operational Details of your Institutional Repository

Support with regard to:Copyright:

Uploading:

Metadata check:

Article version

Did you know ...

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Inventory of your top journals / book publishers

Are they Open Access? Hybrid? Toll-access? -------

Check out OA journals relevant to your fieldhttp://www.doaj.org

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Assess the quality of OA journals

• what are the specific subjects covered?• what is the prestige or ranking of this journal and publisher?• are submissions peer reviewed?• what is the acceptance rate?• what is the speed of publication (and how important is that for you?)?• how does this journal handle copyrights: does the author retain copyright?

Open Access Funds you may use

Check out some Open Access Book Publishers in your field of expertise

 - Reputation? 

- What does it imply for you should you want to publish your monograph in Open Access?

- Funding?

Copyright

• Institutional support: – Outline the support your institution offers with regard to

copyright (FAQ / contact point / self-deposit support etc)

• Copyright toolbox: license to publishhttp://copyrighttoolbox.surf.nl/copyrighttoolbox/authors/licence/

• Sherpa Romeo: how does it work? http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/

Final comments?