This workshop will provide a general introduction to open access, with specific reference to the PhD thesis, and related research outputs that may arise from PhD study. The use of third party copyright material in a thesis, and the workflow attached to ensuring this is legally reproduced in any thesis being deposited online in Spiral, will be included. Students will be introduced to the College’s repository, the Sherpa open access information services, and open access workflows.
On completion of this workshop you will be able to:
Recognise ‘What is open access?’ and understand the theory and background behind it.
Identify what you need to know about making your thesis open access.
Utilise the College’s repository system, the Sherpa open access information services, and open access workflows.
Employ the correct approach to making work from your PhD thesis, and any research-related work outside the thesis, available on open access.
Evaluate your work to ensure it meets the legal reproduction requirements for use of third party copyright material.