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Access to Research: An innovative and successful initiative by the UK publishing industry
Author(s) -
Griffin Jonathan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1002/leap.1025
Subject(s) - publishing , business , engineering management , library science , political science , engineering , computer science , law
Key points Access to Research is an online service for local libraries across the UK. Many large STM publishers have provided free walk‐in access to their content. The initiative is in response to a recommendation in the government‐commissioned ‘Finch Report’ on improving access to publically funded research. The service has just completed a 2‐year pilot, and toward the end of the pilot, research was commissioned to understand its impact. The research demonstrated the value of the service to local library users, so publishers’ local libraries have decided to continue providing the service.