Event Details

This session will give an overview of open-access monograph and book publishing...

This session will give an overview of open-access monograph and book publishing. The following topics will be covered:

• What Open Access means for books and monographs and the different routes that can be used to achieve open access.

• Information on the support available for Lancaster University Authors to publish Open Access Books, including the Trailblazers scheme.

• Diamond Open Access initiatives that we support at Lancaster University and advise how our authors can access these.

• Funder policies and how these will affect monographs in the future, with a particular focus on the UKRI’s current open access policy and also future REF open access requirements.

• An overview of the Library's new guide to publishing Open Access Books.

Who should attend?

• This session is open to anyone who would like to know more about Open Access Publishing for Books and Monographs and the support and opportunities available through Lancaster University Library.

This event has been organised by the Library’s Open Research Team, supporting your Open Access, Research Data Management and Research Intelligence needs. We cover research data management plans, support the collation of research impact reports and ensure open access compliance. For ad-hoc support or to find more training sessions, visit https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/library/open-research/ or contact openaccess@lancaster.ac.uk.