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From: Repositories discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Poynder Sent: 22 February 2013 08:48 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: House of Lords Sci/Tech C'tee's report on RCUK Open Access Policy published today! The House of Lords Science & Technology Committee has today published its report on implementation of the UK government's Open Access policy. Commenting, Lord Krebs, Chairman of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, said: "RCUK did not consult or communicate effectively with key stakeholders in the publishing and academic communities when implementing its open access policy. While we are delighted that our inquiry has shown that RCUK are proposing to phase in their open access policy during the initial five-year implementation phase, this should have been made clear much earlier. That is why we call upon the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to review how RCUK communicated this important change. "There are still many unknowns concerning the impact of the open access policy, which is why RCUK must commit to a wide rangeing review of its policy in 2014, 2016 and before it expects full compliance in 2018. We heard significant concern about the policy's 'one-size-fits-all' approach, and are pleased that RCUK are both aware of these concerns and prepared to act on them. "Open access is an inexorable trend. The Government must ensure that in further developing our capabilities to share research they do not inadvertently damage the 'complex ecosystem' of research communication in the UK." The report is available here: http://ow.ly/hWw0f RCUK's response is here: http://ow.ly/hWwaE Times Higher news story here: http://ow.ly/hWxbT A background piece here: http://j.mp/11XPsoX From: Repositories discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of CHARLES OPPENHEIM Sent: 22 February 2013 09:46 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: House of Lords Sci/Tech C'tee's report on RCUK Open Access Policy published today! Don't have a URL for it, and have not yet read it, but rumour has it that it is critical of RCUK's commitment to Gold Charles Professor Charles Oppenheim lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG