Celebrating Open Access (www.openaccessweek.org) Week
October 18 – 24
Open Access Week celebrates the concept that scholarship should be available on the Internet, free of charge and free of most copyright restrictions. It should be made available in full text in a timely manner and be reusable for the greater community. Open Access supports taxpayer’s rights, author’s rights and scholar’s rights. For more information about Open Access, see our Open Access Week guide
Why support Open Access at Puget Sound?
- Evidence exists to show that OA articles are more heavily cited
- A way to address unsustainable publishing cycles
- Tuition doesn’t ‘buy back’ research faculty produce in the form of costly journal subscriptions
- As a scholar, you have the right to control the access to your research and not to have to sign your intellectual work over to a publisher
- Look at the Public Library of Science and imagine the possibilities for Open Access
- Enhance and make visible the scholarly contributions of Puget Sound. More and more academic libraries and universities are partnering on the development of IR’s or institutional repositories. Sound Ideas, our own IR, is just getting off the ground. The potential is great.
How can you support Open Access at Puget Sound?
- Consult the Directory of Open Access Journals and use these resources in your classes
- Consider how you or your department can contribute to Sound Ideas, our University of Puget Sound institutional repository
- Make sure you are aware of how to negotiate your publication contracts by reviewing the advice provided on the SPARC: Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
- Become a frequent visitor to our Collins Library Scholarly Communication: designed for faculty to provide you with quick links to resources and current information
Need Information? Don’t forget the Collins Memorial Library Database List A-Z
Questions? Contact your liaison librarian
Comments: Contact Jane Carlin, Library Director
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