House of Commons - Business, Innovation and Skills Committee: Open Access - HC 99-I

by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

2013 · The Stationery Office

The Government's commitment to increasing access to published research findings and its desire to achieve full open access are welcomed in this report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee. However, whilst Gold open access - where authors publish their articles in an open access journal that provides free immediate open access to all of its articles on the publisher's website - is a desirable ultimate goal, focusing on it during the transition to a fully open access world is a mistake. The Government and Research Council UK should reconsider their preference for Gold open access during the five year transition period, and give due regard to the evidence of the vital role that Green open access and repositories have to play as the UK moves towards full open access. (Authors opting for Green open access publish in any subscription journal, and then make their peer-reviewed final draft freely accessible online by self-archiving or depositing the article in a repository (either institutional or disciplinary) upon acceptance for publication.) Other recommendations include: promotion of standardisation and compliance across subject and institutional repositories; mitigation against the impact on universities of paying Article Processing Charges out of their own reserves; introduce a reduced VAT rate for e-journals; non-disclosure clauses should not be used in publishing contracts that include the use of public funds; BIS must review its consultation processes to ensure that lessons are learned from the lack of involvement of businesses, particularly SMEs, in the formation of open access policy

House of Lords annual report 2006/07

by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords

2007 · The Stationery Office

House of Lords annual Report 2006/07

The work of committees in 2008-09

by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee

2010 · The Stationery Office

work of committees In 2008-09 : Second report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes and Appendices

Higher education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects

by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Science and Technology Committee

2012 · The Stationery Office

Higher Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Subjects (HL 37) calls for immediate action to ensure enough young people study STEM subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Without this the Government risks failing to meet its objectives to drive economic growth through education and hi-tech industries as identified in its Plan for Growth. A high level of numeracy is of increasing importance to employers, particularly in hi-tech industries. The Committee were shocked to discover that many students starting STEM degrees, even those with A-Level maths qualifications, lack the maths skills required to undertake their studies. The Committee recommends: maths should be compulsory for all students after post-16; universities should toughen-up their maths requirements for entry in STEM courses; the Government should work with stakeholders to define STEM by producing a st

Journals of the House of Lords

by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords

1908

Appendices accompany vols. 64, 67-71.