Dr Stephen Pinfield ,and other members of the European University Association’s Expert Group on Science 2.0/Open Science are developing a road map to assist European universities in the transition to Open Access (OA). The roadmap will be launched in early 2016.and the initiative will take forward the EUA’s April 2015 Antwerp Declaration that underlines the importance for universities of pursuing and further developing the opportunities offered by rapid technological change for new ways of working based on the principles of scholarly sharing and academic collaboration. The focus will be on the following main areas: Promoting access and use of research publications and research data); Addressing the related intellectual property rights and copyright policies; Fostering structured dialogue among all relevant stakeholders – including universities, university associations, National Rectors’ Conferences, research funders, libraries, scientific publishers, national...
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