its role with respect to research data. At present, its work focuses on OA to published research outputs, but there might be related areas wherein it could complement policy work going on elsewhere, such as the Cabinet Office Research Sector Transparency Board. There was a consensus that this deserved further consideration, and it will be a full agenda item at the next meeting. Members of the group also considered the evolution of the Gold OA market, in the light of industry analysis and other developments. This is a fast-changing environment, as witnessed for example by the implementation of the SCOAP3 initiative. Existing business models are going to continue to be challenged by innovation in the sector. OAIG supports this innovation, and will work on a summary of the attributes of a fully transparent and competitive market for Gold OA that could help guide it in the future. Membership The group welcomed Kitty Inglis, librarian at Sussex University, as the new SCONUL representative, replacing David Ball who is retiring. Next meeting The group will meet next on 11 January 2013. If anyone has issues they would like to raise for this meeting, they should contact one of the group's members in good time. JISC and the Wellcome Trust are pleased to announce that they have commissioned the Research Information Network (RIN) to take forward work to specify the potential role for intermediary organisations in managing open access article processing charges (APCs). The work, which is being commissioned by the two funders