Eve Gray has summarized some the major recent university policies to mandate OA for their research output. The details won't be new to readers of OAN. But if your institution isn't already considering an OA mandate, then consider sharing Eve's summary with selected colleagues. It could be a very useful eye-opener.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 8/07/2008 11:23:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
