| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 39.47 |
| Liaison | Kirk Hemphill |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Florida Institute of Technology
AC-11: Open Access to Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 2.00 |
How many of the institution’s research-producing divisions are covered by a published open access policy that ensures that versions of future scholarly articles by faculty and staff are deposited in a designated open access repository? (All, Some or None):
Which of the following best describes the open access policy? (Mandatory or Voluntary):
Does the institution provide financial incentives to support faculty members with article processing and other open access publication charges?:
A brief description of the open access policy, including the date adopted, any incentives or supports provided, and the repository(ies) used:
- The Scholarship Repository of Florida Institute of Technology, created 2013, provides permanent, open access to journal articles, research reports, conference papers, data sets, theses and dissertations, and other scholarly works created by Florida Institute of Technology faculty and students. https://repository.lib.fit.edu/
- Florida Tech Open Access Subvention Fund, adopted Jan 2015: http://lib.fit.edu/services/openaccessfund.php
A copy of the institution's open access policy:
The institution's open access policy:
The website URL where the open access repository is available:
Estimated percentage of scholarly articles published annually by the institution’s faculty and staff that are deposited in a designated open access repository (0-100):
A brief description of how the institution’s library(ies) support open access to research:
- The Florida Tech Libraries are members of SCOAP3, an open access consortium. Through our membership we can provide Florida Tech authors with discounts when publishing in their journals.
- We are also a member of DOAJ – Directory Open Access Journals. A DOAJ Membership is a clear statement of intent and proves a commitment to quality, peer-reviewed open access.
- The Evans Library has celebrated Open Access Week in October for the past three years, hosting brown-bag lunches to discuss Open Access journals and Open Educational Resources as well as informational films and webinars. This year, the Library hosted Lars Bjornshauge here from Denmark on September 23 to give a day-long symposium on Open Access initiatives.
- Mr. Bjornshauge is the founder of the Directory of Open Access Journals (www.doaj.org), co-founder of OpenDoar, the Directory of Open Access Repositories, (www.opendoar.org) and co-founder of the Directory of Open Access Books (www.doabooks.org), Director of IS4OA (www.IS4OA.org) and Managing Director of DOAJ (www.doaj.org) and member of the OASPA Board (www.oaspa.org). Lars was also the former Director of Library Relations to SPARC Europe.
- Open Access events from 2016 and 2015:
https://ecurrent.fit.edu/blog/campus/library/open-access-week-2016/
https://ecurrent.fit.edu/blog/campus/library/its-open-access-week/
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information based on consultations with Evans library staff knowledgeable on our Open Access policies and resources.
Information based on consultations with Evans library staff knowledgeable on our Open Access policies and resources.
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