This RCUK return readme.txt file was generated on 2018/07/26 by Rosalyn Bass ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title: University of Kent RCUK Open Access compliance report 2018-18 2. Author: Rosalyn Bass Principal Investigator Contact Information Name:Clair Waller, Senior Library Assistant (Digital Curation) Institution: University of Kent Email: researchsupport@kent.ac.uk 3. Date of data collection: 2018/04/16-2018/05/23 4. Geographic location of data collection: University of Kent, Canterbury 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: N/A --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Filename:Uni of Kent RCUK return 2017-18 Short description: Excel spreadsheet .xls with 5 sheets. Uses version 4 of a UK-wide template provided by JISC to record local University of Kent information. B. Filename: Uni of Kent RCUK return 2017-18 summary Short description: Pdf file of sheet 5 of the file A. This provides the summary of the data in an accessible preservation format C. Filename: Uni of Kent RCUK return 2017-18 introduction Short description: Comma-separated values .csv sheet 1 of file A. This is the preservation version of sheet 1 of file A. D. Filename: Uni of Kent RCUK return 2017-18 definitions Short description: Comma-separated values .csv sheet 2 of file A. This is the preservation version of sheet 2 of file A. E. Filename: Uni of Kent RCUK return 2017-18 membership, discounts Short description: Comma-separated values .csv sheet 3 of file A. This is the preservation version of sheet 3 of file A. F. Filename: Uni of Kent RCUK return 2017-18 data Short description: Comma-separated values .csv sheet 4 of file A. This is the preservation version of sheet 4 of file A. G. Filename: Uni of Kent RCUK return 2017-18 summary Short description: Comma-separated values .csv sheet 5 of file A. This is the preservation version of sheet 5 of file A. 2. Relationship between files: File A is the master file with multiple sheets. .xls is not a recommended preservtion format so the sheet has been saved as comma-separated values .csv sheets. Sheets have been preserved as separate files because thsi format does not support navigation from one sheet to another. 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package:None 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. This spreadsheet records open access article processing charges paid from UCL’s Research Councils UK (RCUK) open access budget between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018, along with University of Kent’s overall compliance with the RCUK open access policy. The report was presented to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on 23 May 2018. 2. Clair Waller collected and collated the data using the library's spreadsheet of APC applications and approvals, the Kent Academic Repository, ResearchFish, financial and grants information from Nigel Matthews in the Research Services department and responses from targeted emails sent to academics known to have received RCUK funding. -