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Open access research and the future for academic publishing 5th February 2013 CONDITIONS FOR USE OF TRANSCRIPTS: This document is intended to provide a timely reference for interested parties who are unable to attend the event to which it refers. Some portions are based on transcripts of proceedings and others consist of text submitted by speakers or authors, and are clearly marked as such. As such, apart from where it is indicated that the text was supplied by the speaker, it has not been possible for the transcript to be checked by speakers and so this portion of the document does not represent a formal record of proceedings. Despite best endeavours by Westminster Forum Projects and its suppliers to ensure accuracy, text based on transcription may contain errors which could alter the intended meaning of any portion of the reported content. Anyone who intends to publicly use or refer to any text based on the transcript should make clear that speakers have not had the opportunity for any corrections, or check first with the speaker in question. If in doubt please contact the forum first. Westminster Higher Education Forum Keynote Seminar: Open access research and the future for academic publishing 5th February 2013 Contents About this Publication 3 Agenda 4 opening remarks David Amess MP, Member, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing (transcript) 6 An academic spring? Encouraging public engagement with research and the potential for worldwide open access Dr Tony Peatfield, Director of Corporate Affairs, Medical Research Council (transcript) 7 Stefan Delplace, Secretary General, EURASHE (European Association of Institutions in Higher Education) (transcript) 9 Frederick Friend, Honorary Director Scholarly Communication, University College London (transcript) 11 Maja Maricevic, Head of Higher Education, British Library (transcript) 13 Dr James Milne, Managing Director for Publishing, Royal Society of Chemistry (transcript) 15 Questions and comments from the floor (transcript) 17 The way forward for the academic publishing industry Mark Hahnel, Founder, figshare (transcript) 22 David Prosser, Executive Director, RLUK (Research Libraries UK) (transcript) 24 Professor Nigel Vincent, Professor Emeritus of General & Romance Linguistics, University of Manchester and Vice- President for Research and HE Policy, The British Academy (transcript) 26 Professor Sheila Anderson, Professor of e-Research, Centre for e- (transcript) 28 Dr Jonathan Tedds, Senior Research Fellow, D2K Data to Knowledge, University of Leicester (transcript) 30 Questions and comments from the floor (transcript) 32 Neither Green nor Gold Professor Martin Hall, Vice-Chancellor, University of Salford and Chair, UK Open Access Implementation Group (transcript) 38 Questions and comments from the floor (transcript) 42 closing remarks David Amess MP, Member, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing (transcript) 46 opening remarks Tristram Hunt MP, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing (transcript) 47 Implementing the open access research model Professor Tom McLeish, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Durham University (transcript) 48 Mark Thorley, Head of Science Information and Data Management Coordinator, NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) (transcript) 50 Dr Michael Jubb, Founding Director, Research Information Network and Secretary, Finch Committee (transcript) 52 Ziyad Marar, Global Publishing Director, SAGE Publications (transcript) 54 Dr Malcolm Skingle, Director, Academic Liaison, GSK (transcript) 56 Questions and comments from the floor (transcript) 58 Open access policy Ron Egginton, Head, BBSRC and ESRC Team, Research Funding Unit, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (transcript) 63 Questions and comments from the floor (transcript) 67 and Westminster Higher Education Forum closing remarks Tristram Hunt MP, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing (transcript) 69 Jonny Roberts, Senior Producer, Westminster Higher Education Forum (transcript) 70 Comment 71 Dr Krishna Chinthapalli, Reporter, BMJ List of Delegates Registered for Seminar 72 Contributor Biographies 80 © Westminster Higher Education Forum Important: note conditions of use on front page Page 2 Westminster Higher Education Forum Keynote Seminar: Open access research and the future for academic publishing 5th February 2013 About this Publication This publication reflects proceedings at the Westminster Higher Education Forum Keynote Seminar: Open access research and the future for academic publishing held on 5th February 2012. 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Encouraging public engagement with research and the potential for worldwide open access -in access to journals in public libraries improve public engagement with research? To what extent should the rules on use and re-use of content be relaxed, and would greater relaxation of these restrictions encourage new models for organising research, for example online encyclopaedias? Will the adoption of development? How can repositories be re-structured to make them better integrated and interoperable? Dr Tony Peatfield, Director of Corporate Affairs, Medical Research Council Stefan Delplace, Secretary General, EURASHE (European Association of Institutions in Higher Education) Frederick Friend, Honorary Director Scholarly Communication, University College London Maja Maricevic, Head of Higher Education, British Library Dr James Milne, Managing Director for Publishing, Royal Society of Chemistry Questions and comments from the floor 9.55 - 10.45 The way forward for the academic publishing industry arned societies and other organisations that rely on publishing revenues to fund their core activities? What are the incentives for engaging with open access publishing? What are practical challenges for extending the current licence arrangements that grant universities , as proposed by Government? open the possibility of wider readership of journals, and if so, what steps could publishers take to engage more readers? What is the outlook for further investment in specialist and educational digital content and what models are publishers adopting to finance these ventures? What is the future for open source software such as Open Journal System as an alternative publication platform? Mark Hahnel, Founder, figshare David Prosser, Executive Director, RLUK (Research Libraries UK) Professor Nigel Vincent, Professor Emeritus of General & Romance Linguistics, University of Manchester and Vice- President for Research and HE Policy, The British Academy Professor Sheila Anderson, Professor of e-Research, Centre for e- Dr Jonathan Tedds, Senior Research Fellow, D2K Data to Knowledge, University of Leicester Questions and comments from the floor 10.45 - 11.10 Neither Green nor Gold Professor Martin Hall, Vice-Chancellor, University of Salford and Chair, UK Open Access Implementation Group Questions and comments from the floor 11.10 - 11.15 closing remarks David Amess MP, Member, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing 11.15 - 11.35 Coffee 11.35 - 11.40 Se opening remarks Tristram Hunt MP, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing 11.40 - 12.30 Implementing the open access research model What will be the impact on the academic community, university finances and academic publishers of access model, where authors pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in journals? What are the benefits and challenges distributed freely through repositories? Will the nd what support should be available for other universities? Will HEFCE plans to require open access to research submitted to the Research What steps need to be put in place by universities, research period