The document discusses the librarian's role at Leeds Beckett University in supporting open access policies and advocating for open access. It outlines how the librarian will check requests for compliance, keep researchers informed of progress, provide advice on payments, and advocate for open access. It also discusses using social media like Twitter and Instagram to promote open access advocacy and providing guidance, education, and technical support to academic staff on publishing open access.

1. OA at Leeds Beckett
The Librarian

2. The Librarian at Leeds Beckett
• Academic Librarians at Leeds Beckett
• Waiting for institutional response and
planning
• Potentially good timing, many staff have
started PhDs
• It must be easy…

3. The Library will…
• Check requests for compliance with
policies
• Keep researchers informed of the
progress of their request
• Provide advice on the payment process
• Advocate OA

4. Open Access Advocacy: using
Twitter

5. Open Access Advocacy: using
Symplectic & Libguides

6. Response from Academic Staff

7. Twitter analytics

8. Instagram

9. What can Librarians do?
We can:
Support staff throughout the process
Educate staff on respectable gold journals,
ones to avoid.
Guide staff on OA and copyright
Provide technical support during transition
Work closely with early career researchers
Manage budget and recommend tools

10. But we don’t know…
• What about the budget?
• What about quality control?
Jennifer Wilson
Academic Librarian
j.l.wilson@leedsbeckett.ac.uk