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Jisc open access digest, issue 2, now available

Dear Colleagues, The second issue of the Jisc open access digest is available on the Jisc open access webpage:  https://www.jisc.ac.uk/content/open-access It is also available at the following PDF link: http://emails.jisc.ac.uk/files/amf_jisc/project_163/jisc-open-access-digest-issue-2.pdf and in the Jisc repository: http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/6478/1/jisc-open-access-digest-issue-2.pdf You can also sign up to receive it automatically: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/forms/sign-up-for-our-open-access-digest If you have any questions, please get in touch: OAsupport@jisc.ac.uk Thanks! […]

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Brexit: implications for OA in the UK, and Jisc’s work in this area

Introduction This post outlines some potential new issues arising for OA in the UK, and Jisc’s work in this area, arising from Brexit. It has been drafted rather quickly, and is intended as an aid for discussion, rather than anything definite or exhaustive. Background OA has been a top-down and a bottom-up change for over […]

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The Springer Compact offset model: update on progress

In this blog post, Jisc Collections provides an update on how the Springer Compact agreement is progressing in the UK. In March 2015, Jisc Collections announced that it had reached an agreement with Springer for an offset model to contain the costs of publication and subscription access for UK institutions. Six months have passed since […]