We are always delighted at the wealth of content we discover through our open access services, and the insight we get on the amazing research going on in our academic community. To celebrate this, we have created a…
To coincide with Open Access Week 2014, the University of St Andrews has published a position statement on open access. John MacColl, University Librarian & Director of Library Services introduces the new Open Access…
To start this year's Open Access Week, the Library has added to its Libguide on open access with a page about open access monographs. In addition to developments in journal publishing, there are many exciting things…
The new RCUK Policy on Open Access was implemented on 1st April 2013. We have updated a short two page document which describes the key points in the new policy and gives useful guidance information for St Andrews…
The UK Government's Business, Innovation and Skills Committee published their report today following an inquiry into open access. Parliament announced the report, emphasising the role of repositories: "The Government’s…
Scholars in Humanities and Social Sciences now have an opportunity to publish open access monographs with Brill’s new initiative: “As a major publisher in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Biology and International Law,…
On behalf of UK higher education funding bodies, HEFCE has announced a consultation on open access in the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework. The funding bodies are committed to a policy that supports increased…
St Andrews Journal of Art History and Museum Studies has been re-launched as an open access journal, and renamed as North Street Review: Arts and Visual Culture. "North Street Review publishes essays representing the…
Just over a year ago, un undergraduate student in St Andrews put out a call for interest in starting an academic journal. The idea was to create the 'Journal of Sustainability', an open access journal which would…
Intern's log, stardate 12/07/2013: For the past six weeks I have been an intern here in the Repository Team, a post which I obtained through the St Andrews Summer Internships Scheme. It has been a busy time, and a…