Salford University is fostering support for UKRI-funded researchers to publish open access (OA) monographs, emphasizing early communication, sustainable models, and equitable access. The initiative includes educational sessions, a dedicated collection for Salford authors, and ongoing discussions with finance to enhance budget arrangements. The library aims to promote OA publishing collaborations, advocate for transparency, and provide resources to enrich scholarly engagement.

1. Supporting (UKRI) OA monographs at
Salford
Wendy Taylor (Open Research Coordinator)

2. • Salford has small number of UKRI funded researchers & most publish articles
• All researchers with UKRI projects within the timescale & any new awards notified
of requirements
• Sessions held to answer questions and explain requirements – poor attendance
• Website updated but we don’t have an application form. Key message is to notify
us early & we’ll work with you
• Budget arrangements still in progress, but discussions held with finance officer
• Have received two enquiries
• one a chapter, already being published OA
• a couple of books being planned, but early days
Support for UKRI funded authors

3. Cost: We support sustainable, equitable and cost-effective OA monograph
business models over costly Book Processing Charges (BPC).
Equitable Access: We champion universal access to knowledge, removing
geographical and financial barriers.
Academic Excellence: We advocate for diverse, quality-driven scholarship through
OA monographs that encourage interdisciplinary cooperation and wider scholarly
engagement.
Transparency and Accountability: By openly sharing research outputs, we
contribute to a transparent research environment that encourages peer review,
accountability, collaboration, and public engagement.
https://www.salford.ac.uk/library/open-research/open-access/open-access-
monographs
Library’s Open Access Monographs Principles

4. Library’s commitment to Open Access Monographs
Advocacy and Education: We are committed to advocating for OA monographs
within our academic community.
Content Development: We will financially support sustainable OA monograph
initiatives and publishing formats.
Collection Enrichment: Our library actively curates and boosts the visibility of OA
monographs, ensuring they are accessible to researchers and students.
Author Support: We provide extensive support to authors aiming to publish OA
monographs.
Advocating for Change: We collaborate with publishers, academic institutions, and
policymakers to drive sustainable OA monograph publishing models.
Community Collaboration: We actively engage with academic libraries, consortia,
publishers, & stakeholders to exchange best practices, insights, and resources.

6. Salford Authors
• Salford Authors was created to establish a
collection of Salford-authored works &
promote & celebrate our authored works
• Growing community of authors provides
opportunities for engagement and promotion
• Launched with week of events in Feb 24 &
included open access content where possible
& talk by diamond OA publishers
• Events provided insights into author
experiences & views on publishing
https://www.salford.ac.uk/library/find-
resources/salfordauthors

7. Session to provide staff with knowledge on OA books
& relate to their own teams & roles
Discussion starters:
• We don’t purchase open access books for the library, so
we don’t need to include them in our catalogue
• Open access books are no different to the ebooks we
buy
• Open access books are freely available, so we don’t
need to pay for them
“Things you don't know about open access
books (but should!)” - session for all Library
staff

8. “Choosing a book publisher” workshop
As well as providing information about open access publishing models and benefits,
session provides examples of ebooks crisis to highlight issues with current publishing
& licencing models and benefits of open content models
• Reading list title
• Print: £49 per copy
• eBook: Only available
as a 1-user licence for
£397.
• Salford Author.
• Print: £16.99 per
copy.
• eBook: Not available.

9. Get in touch!
Open Research Team
Email: library-research@Salford.ac.uk
Web: www.salford.ac.uk/library/open-research
Twitter / X: @OpenResSalford