Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.89
Liaison Tom Twist
Submission Date Nov. 8, 2023

STARS v2.2

Bates College
AC-11: Open Access to Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.67 / 2.00 Tom Twist
Sustainability Manager
Facilities
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Open access repository

Does the institution offer repository hosting that makes versions of journal articles, book chapters, and other peer-reviewed scholarly works by its employees freely available on the public internet?:
Yes

Website URL where the open access repository is available:
https://scarab.bates.edu/

A brief description of the open access repository:
SCARAB (Scholarly Communication and Research at Bates) is the institutional repository for scholarly and creative works produced by faculty, students and staff. SCARAB has a dual role in both promoting access to the college's scholarly output and ensuring its long-term preservation. The repository is sponsored and administered by Information and Library Services. Resources are open to the public.

Open access policy

Does the institution have a published policy that requires its employees to publish scholarly works open access or archive final post-peer reviewed versions of scholarly works in an open access repository?:
No

A copy of the institution's open access policy:
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The institution's open access policy:
Open Educational Resources (OER) are "teaching, learning and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. OER include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge

Does the policy cover the entire institution? :
No

APC fund

Does the institution provide an open access article processing charge (APC) fund for employees?:
No

A brief description of the open access APC fund:
The office of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance is works with faculty on APC funding. APC coverage is a consideration when allocating grant funding.

https://www.bates.edu/grants/

Open access journal hosting

Does the institution provide open access journal hosting services through which peer-reviewed open access journals are hosted on local servers with dedicated staff who provide publishing support at no (or minimal) cost?:
No

A brief description of the open access journal hosting services:
N/A

We do not currently act as publisher for any journal.

Optional Fields 

Estimated percentage of peer-reviewed scholarly works published annually by the institution’s employees that are deposited in a designated open access repository:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s support for open access is available:
http://libguides.bates.edu/c.php?g=634434&p=4484240

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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