Developing an
Open Access Policy
at OSU
A Presentation
to the OSU
Faculty Senate
What is
Open Access?
• Unrestricted online
access to scholarship.
• Multiple routes to Open
Access, but OSU policy
will focus on journal
articles by OSU faculty.
• More than 80% of all
journals allow deposit of
accepted manuscript in
open access repository.
What are Some
Benefits of
Open Access?
• Increases the visibility
and impact of your
scholarship.
• Supports OSU’s Land
Grant mission.
Elements of the OSU
Open Access Policy
•
Faculty continue to publish in
the journals of their choice.
•
Final manuscripts are
deposited in
ScholarsArchive@OSU.
•
OSU Libraries facilitates the
deposit process in compliance
with journal policies.
•
Waiver option available.
OA Policies at OSU and
in the U.S.
•
OSU Faculty Senate passed an
Open Access resolution in
2005.
•
OSU colleges and departments
have passed Open Access
policies.
•
Leading universities
establishing OA policies.
•
OSU would be 1st major land
grant institution and 1st in
greater NW.
Timeline and Opportunities
to Provide Feedback
•
March. Policy draft is
made available on Faculty
Senate website.
•
February-May. Feedback
solicited via the website.
Open Forums held for
discussion of proposed
policy.
•
April or May. Faculty
Senate vote on adoption
of policy.
More Information
•
Open Access Policy email
address: openaccess@oregonstate.edu
•
Center for Digital Scholarship
Open Access page:
http://cdss.library.oregonsta
te.edu/open-access
•
Harvard University Office for
Scholarly Research Good
Practices for Open Access
Policies:
http://cyber.law.harvard.ed
u/hoap/Good_practices_for_
university_openaccess_policies