[BOAI] Fwd: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee announces inquiry into Open Access

[David Prosser]

Apologies, as ever, for cross positing.  A new Inquiry on Open Access in the UK Parliament.  This is a committee of MPs who scrutinise the workings of our Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).  Universities and research funding sit under this department.

David




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> From: "MORRIS, Pam" <MORRISPR at parliament.uk>
> Date: 18 January 2013 12:53:20 GMT
> To: "MORRIS, Pam" <MORRISPR at parliament.uk>
> Subject: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee announces inquiry into Open Access
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> Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
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> Select Committee Announcement No.42
> Friday 18 January, 2013
> For immediate release
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> OPEN ACCESS
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> Announcement of Inquiry
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> The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee today announces its intention to inquire into the Government’s Open Access policy. 
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> Written submissions addressing the Committee’s inquiry are invited by close of business on7 February 2013. Respondees are requested not to submit copies of responses to other consultations or to the Finch Report.
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> The Committee will consider a range of topics including:
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> ·       The Government’s acceptance of the recommendations of the Finch Group Report ‘Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications’, including its preference for the ‘gold’ over the ‘green’ open access model;
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> ·       Rights of use and re-use in relation to open access research publications, including the implications of Creative Commons ‘CC-BY’ licences;
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> ·       The costs of article processing charges (APCs) and the implications for research funding and for the taxpayer; and
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> ·       The level of ‘gold’ open access uptake in the rest of the world versus the UK, and the ability of UK higher education institutions to remain competitive.
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> Written evidence should be sent to the Committee, as an MS Word document, by e-mail tobiscommem at parliament.uk.  
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> A guide for written submissions to Select Committees may be found below:
> http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/witnessguide.pdf ( PDF 431 KB)
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> Parties submitting evidence are requested to follow these guidelines. Email submissions are strongly preferred. If you wish your evidence to remain confidential, please contact the Committee staff.
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> FURTHER INFORMATION:
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> Committee Membership is as follows:
> Chair: Mr Adrian Bailey MP (Lab) (West Bromwich West)
> Mr Brian Binley MP (Con) (Northampton South)     Paul Blomfield MP (Lab) (Sheffield Central)       
> Katy Clark MP (Lab) (North Ayrshire and Arran)                     Mike Crockart MP (Lib Dem) (Edinburgh West)
> Caroline Dinenage MP (Con) (Gosport)                                    Julie Elliott MP (Lab) (Sunderland Central)         
> Rebecca Harris MP (Con) (Castle Point)                                   Ann McKechin MP (Lab) (Glasgow North)           
> Mr Robin Walker MP (Con) (Worcester)                                  Nadhim Zahawi MP (Con) (Stratford upon Avon)
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