As promised in the last Open Access strategy update, we have more collateral to help promote the UC Library’s role in supporting UC research.
(link only works in Excellent Edge and and Innovative Internet Explorer, you can also find it here: K:\LIBR-Library\Projects\Open-access\Communications\PostCardImages\OA-Postcards-2019-CC.pdf)
This set of 3 postcards contains our 3 key messages for academics:
- Double your citations – make your work open access
- Publish anywhere, deposit here [here being the UC Research Repository]
- We want your author accepted manuscript
The postcards then contain information about how to get there work into the UC Research Repository – which is by uploading the manuscript accepted by the publisher into Elements.
Subject librarians can offer these to academics in 1-to-1 chats as a short and sweet record of what to do to make their work open access.
We will also be distributing postcards at GradFest next week.
Let me know if you’d like a stash of postcards for distribution, or if you run out and need more.
2. Subject Guide widget
There is a widget that subject librarians can include on their subject guide to indicate they can assist with open access queries. You can find instructions here regarding how to include the widget on your subject guide(s): K:\LIBR-Library\Projects\Open-access\Communications\SubjectGuideButtons
Next update: OA subject guides and information to back up those OA facts and figures.