LibGuides: Scholarly Communication, Open Access, and Publishing: Initiatives on Other Campuses

Campus Open Access Policies

College of Wooster
On March 4, 2013, the College's faculty unanimously passed an open access resolution. The resolution grants permission to the College to make scholarly journal articles of its faculty openly accessible in the College’s institutional repository.
Duke University
The Duke University website describes several initiatives undertaken to support open access and scholarly communication. These initiatives include campus wide policy on open access for faculty publications and funding to support article publication charges.
Harvard University
The Harvard University website includes links to open access policies for several of its shools. The site also provides a model policy template for other universities to consult.
Oberlin Group
Presidents of the member institutions of the Oberlin Group published an open letter supporting the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009.
Trinity University
Trinity University faculty adopted an open access policy statement on October 23, 2009.
University of California --Reshaping Scholarly Communication
The University of California (UC) website provides a number of discussion points and opportunities for faculty engagement to advance conversation and understanding of scholoarly communication.
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)
The UNC-CH website provides a timeline of campus activities and resources related to scholarly communication and open access.

Questions about open access and scholarly communication may be sent to scholcomm@auctr.edu.