Summary

This session will introduce you to open access, what it is and how it relates to academic publishing. It will take you through the publication process, with an overview of the different types of open access and how we support these, considering the routes available, funder and institutional expectations, copyright and rights retention and sources of funding. 

Learning Objectives 

At the end of the workshop participants will be able to: 

• Understand open access and its benefits  
• Be aware of different types of open access publishing  
• Understand funder and institutional open access expectations and requirements  
• Know about open access-related copyright and licencing  
• Know where to find options and support for open access publishing 

Programme 

The workshop programme is as follows: 

• Introduction to open access  
• Routes to open access  
• Overview of copyright and licencing  
• Funder and institutional policies  
• Open access publishing agreements at Newcastle University  
• Our repositories for archiving and sharing  
• Support available