Rights Retention Policies webinar
A summary of this event together with the recording, chat transcript and presentations can be found here: https://sconul.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/content-and-collections/rights-retention-strategies/ You will need a member log-in to access this content. If you don't have one, you can register for one on the log-in page.
As the development of Rights Retention policies remains an ongoing area of interest for SCONUL members, SCONUL held a webinar on Friday 19th April 2024 to hear from institutions who have quite recently and successfully introduced such policies and provide an opportunity to share questions, experiences, and practice. SCONUL recognises that there are still a number of challenges associated with communicating the need for this type of policy at senior leadership level in Universities, as well as scoping and developing a policy to suit the needs of your institution.
Our speakers:
- Jen Bayjoo, Head of Open Research Services, Manchester Metropolitan University. Man Met’s policy has only been in force since the start of 2024 and Jen shared the benefits and challenges associated with developing it.
- Bethany Logan, Associate Director, Library & Sam Nesbit, Open Access Librarian, University of Sussex. The University of Sussex have had their policy in place since October 2023 and Bethany and Sam outlined their journey to this point.
- Suzy Cheeke, Associate Director (Research & Scholarly Communication), University of Bristol and member of GW4 Alliance. Suzy acted on behalf of the GW4 Alliance, made up of Cardiff University, University of Bath, University of Bristol and the University of Exeter, who put out a joint statement on Rights Retention in November 2023 and spoke about how this joint statement came together.
The session was chaired by Chris Banks, Director of Library Services, Imperial College, London.
Tagged : Content and Collections, Rights Retention