Digital technologies can expand access to learning and scholarship in ways not possible with a paper-based publishing system, for the benefit of learners across the world and the scholarly authors as well. In April 2013, the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty voted to give ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ permission to disseminate worldwide, through the , their scholarly articles published in peer-reviewed journals after April 15. Faculty agreed to amend their publishing contract — if necessary — to permit this deposit. Waivers to this agreement are granted by the Dean’s Office upon request (use the form below). The resolution also encourages faculty and staff to make their curricular material and other scholarly publications freely available through Digital ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.
- ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Open Access Resolution
- to Digital ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
- . It may already permit deposit in a local repository
- to retain the right to deposit.
Learn more about scholarly communication and open access:
- Why Do We Need Open Access at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ?
- The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries have read-and-publish agreements with several publishers that produce scholarly journals. These agreements waive article processing charges (APCs) often attached to open-access publishing for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ authors.
- — ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is a founding member of Lever Press, a peer-reviewed, open-access, and digitally native scholarly press that is funded by a consortium of liberal arts college libraries.