After 1 January 2010, the Universities of Applied Sciences will require all teachers and researchers who work at the universities to save a copy of their research essays that are published in scientific publications, or a university publication series, in the open electronic library, Theseus....
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This is, by far, the largest set of institutions to adopt a joint OA mandate. Kudos to the Rectors' Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (ARENE ry) for making it happen.
Update. Although there are 28 members of ARENE ry, only 26 participate in Theseus, and only 26 have adopted the OA mandate. The 26 with mandates are those governed by the Finnish Ministry of Education. One institution, the police academy at Tampere, is governed by the Ministry of Interior, and one, the Åland University of Applied Sciences, is in Mariehamn, an autonomous territory. (Thanks to Anna-Kaisa Sjölund for these details.)
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.
