scholarly journals Achieving Consensus on the University of Kansas Open-Access Policy

2010 ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
Ada Emmett ◽  
Town Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
University Of Kansas ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
The University

scholarly journals Institutional Repository Access Policy: A Case Study in State University of Malang Library

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Dwi Novita Ernaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
State University ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Barriers To Adoption ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Library Users ◽  
The University

This article discusses about access policy to institutional repository in State University of Malang Library. This study aims to analize access policy and accessibility to institutional repository, barriers to adoption of open access, as well as the views of stakeholders to open access institutional repository. The method used is the case study method with qualitative approach. Data was collected by observation, interviews, and document analysis. The result shows that the resistance and disagreement among the stakeholders toward open access institutional repository affect the access policy and accessibility to institutional repository. In protecting academic work, access restrictions which is explicitly does not have legality is applied. The access restriction affects users and visibility of institution. It generates complaints from library users most of whom are digital generation. The restriction also declines the university rank in Webometrics.

scholarly journals Narrowing the Gap Between Publication and Access: Is a Mandate Enough to Get Us Closer?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Manuel Borges ◽  
António Tavares Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Funding Agency ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
University Policy ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
The University ◽  
Published Research

Changes brought about by the Internet to Scholarly Communication and the spread of Open Access movement, have made it possible to increase the number of potential readers of published research dramatically. This two-phase study aims, at first, to assert the satisfaction of the potential for increased open access to articles published by authors at the University of Coimbra, in a context when there was no stimulus for the openness of published science other than an institutional mandate set by the University policy on Open Access (“Acesso Livre”). The satisfaction of the access openness was measured by observing the actual archiving behavior of researchers (either directly or through their agents). We started by selecting the top journal titles used to publish the STEM research of the University of Coimbra (2004-2013) by using Thomson Reuters’ Science Citation Index (SCI). These titles were available at the University libraries or through online subscriptions, some of them in open access (21%). By checking the journals' policy at the time regarding self-archiving at the SHERPA/RoMEO service, we found that the percentage of articles in Open Access (OA) could rise to 80% if deposited at Estudo Geral, the Institutional Repository of the University of Coimbra, as prescribed by the Open Access Policy of the University. As we concluded by verifying the deposit status of every single paper of researchers of the University that published in those journals, this potential was far from being fulfilled, despite the existence of the institutional mandate and favorable editorial conditions. We concluded, therefore, that an institutional mandate was not sufficient by itself to fully implement an open access policy and to close the gap between publication and access. The second phase of the study, to follow, will rescan the status of published papers in a context where the Portuguese public funding agency, the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, introduced in 2014 a new significant stimulus for open access in science. The FCT Open Access Policy stipulates that publicly funded published research must be available as soon as possible in a repository of the Portuguese network of scientific repositories, RCAAP, which integrates the Estudo Geral.

scholarly journals Using Wikipedia to teach scholarly peer review

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Paul Anthony Thomas ◽  
Matthew F Jones ◽  
Spencer G Mattingly
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
University Of Kansas ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Biology Department ◽  
The World ◽  
The University

This paper outlines a creative Wikipedia-based project developed by the University of Kansas (KU) Libraries and the KU Biology Department. Inspired by the tenets of open pedagogy, the purpose of this project is to use Wikipedia as a way for students to learn about the scholarly peer review process while also producing material that can be shared and used by the world outside the classroom. The paper is divided into three sections, with the first summarizing pertinent related literature related to the paper’s topic. From here, the paper describes the proposed assignment, detailing a process wherein students write new articles for the encyclopedia which are then anonymously peer reviewed by other students in the class; when articles are deemed acceptable, they are published via Wikipedia. The parallels between this project and academic peer review are emphasized throughout. The paper closes by discussing the importance of this project, arguing that it fills a known scholarly need, actively produces knowledge, furthers the aims of the open access movement, and furthers scientific outreach initiatives.

scholarly journals Open science: a revolution in sight?

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 155-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Rentier
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Electronic Publishing ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Free Access ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
The University

Purpose This paper aims to describe the evolution of scientific communication, largely represented by the publication process. It notes the disappearance of the traditional publication on paper and its progressive replacement by electronic publishing, a new paradigm implying radical changes in the whole mechanism. It aims also at warning the scientific community about the dangers of some new avenues and why, rather than subcontracting an essential part of its work, it must take back full control of its production. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews the emerging concepts in scholarly publication and aims to answer frequently asked questions concerning free access to scientific literature as well as to data, science and knowledge in general. Findings The paper provides new observations concerning the level of compliance to institutional open access mandates and the poor relevance of journal prestige for quality evaluation of research and researchers. The results of introducing an open access policy at the University of Liège are noted. Social implications Open access is, for the first time in human history, an opportunity to provide free access to knowledge universally, regardless of either the wealth or the social status of the potentially interested readers. It is an essential breakthrough for developing countries. Originality/value Open access and Open Science in general must be considered as common values that should be shared freely. Free access to publicly generated knowledge should be explicitly included in universal human rights. There are still a number of obstacles hampering this goal, mostly the greed of intermediaries who persuade researchers to give their work for free, in exchange for prestige. The worldwide cause of Open Knowledge is thus a major universal issue for the twenty-first century.

scholarly journals Análise do panorama das editoras universitárias brasileiras referente a política de acesso aberto

2020 ◽  
pp. 176-179
Author(s):  
Lilian Aguilar Teixeira ◽  
Rogério Ferreira Marques ◽  
Robson de Paula Araújo ◽  
Ana Cláudia Lopes de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
University Ranking ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
The University ◽  
Access Policies

The study aims to identify open access policies and books made available by university publishers from the first ten Brazilian universities in the Folha de São Paulo University Ranking (RUF) in 2019. Through documentary and exploratory research with a qualitative approach, we sought to analyze how the university publishers make policies and books available in open access. The result presents an analysis of the information contained in the websites and of direct contacts with these publishers and shows that most of these provide works with open access and that only one has an open access policy in progress to be published. The conclusion is that university publishers seek to share publications with open access, carry out scientific dissemination, contribute with quality information for the cultural and scientific development of society, however, they do not have defined and published open access policies.

scholarly journals Connecting the pieces: Using ORCIDs to improve research impact and repositories

F1000Research ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Baessa ◽  
Thibaut Lery ◽  
Daryl Grenz ◽  
J. K. Vijayakumar
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Academic World ◽  
Arab Region ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Research Information System ◽  
Common Resource ◽  
The University

Quantitative data are crucial in the assessment of research impact in the academic world. However, as a young university created in 2009, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) needs to aggregate bibliometrics from researchers coming from diverse origins, not necessarily with the proper affiliations. In this context, the University has launched an institutional repository in September 2012 with the objectives of creating a home for the intellectual outputs of KAUST researchers. Later, the university adopted the first mandated institutional open access policy in the Arab region, effective June 31, 2014. Several projects were then initiated in order to accurately identify the research being done by KAUST authors and bring it into the repository in accordance with the open access policy. Integration with ORCID has been a key element in this process and the best way to ensure data quality for researcher’s scientific contributions. It included the systematic inclusion and creation, if necessary, of ORCID identifiers in the existing repository system, an institutional membership in ORCID, and the creation of dedicated integration tools. In addition and in cooperation with the Office of Research Evaluation, the Library worked at implementing a Current Research Information System (CRIS) as a standardized common resource to monitor KAUST research outputs. We will present our findings about the CRIS implementation, the ORCID API, the repository statistics as well as our approach in conducting the assessment of research impact in terms of usage by the global research community.

scholarly journals Better than Average – The Positive Effects of a Department actively supporting Open Access

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Kullman ◽  
Jonas Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Large Degree ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
University Management ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The University

Chalmers University of Technology adopted an Open Access policy in 2010, mandating its researchers to deposit copies of their work in the university repository (Chalmers Publication Library). The Library was given the assignment to implement the policy but also to monitor the progress. In the beginning of 2013 we compiled the first comprehensive report to the university management and the departments.The share of Open Access publications varies to a large degree between different departments and subject fields. The reaction from the departments when presented to the numbers also varies, from referring to ‘the usual suspects’ – workflow issues, copyright issues, didn’t remember etc – to the reaction: how can we improve us?The Department of Signals and Systems publishes approx. 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and 200 peer-reviewed conference papers yearly.  The Department started an active discussion how to improve the rate of Open Access. This discussion resulted in a project together with the library, in order to increase the number of Open Access publications and the visibility of the researchers and their publications on the web. The aim was to bring the share of Open Access publications from about 30 % to 100 %. An agreement with the Library was signed, where the library would assist the researchers to submit their papers to the repository.  The proposed poster will discuss:a)     How we provide feedback to management and departments.b)    The differences between departments when it comes to Open Access publications.c)     The importance of a department management actively promoting Open Access.d)    How library and department collaborates in order to increase the amount of Open Access publications.e)     Outcome and lessons learned from such collaboration.We hope to contribute to and participate in the discussion on what best practice the library should adopt to evaluate the progress of the transition to an open access culture among researchers.

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