| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 84.99 |
| Liaison | Pierre Lemay |
| Submission Date | Dec. 12, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Université Laval
AC-11: Open Access to Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Pierre
Lemay Development Advisor Office of the Vice Rector, External and International Affairs and Health |
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 university’s policy of open access to research results seeks to:
- Encourage scholarly communication and the sustainable dissemination of knowledge and reduce the duplication of research
- Highlight and preserve the results of the university’s research and increase their impact and visibility
- Meet the requirements of federal granting agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR) and provincial agency (FRQ) for access to research results, thereby promoting universal access to the results of publicly funded research.
- Promote free access by providing financial incitative and technical supports that permits professors to deposit open access projects on a repositary. As for now, 62 projects are open access : https://www.pulaval.com/catalogue/tous?page=1&format=8
To achieve its Policy objectives, the university :
- Implements and maintains reliable infrastructure for disseminating the research results of its members, primarily through an institutional repository platform
- Asks members of the university community to submit the results of scientific research carried out at the university to the institutional repository
- Encourages all members of the university to embrace the principle of open access through information, communication, and dialogue
- Encourages members of the university community to retain copyright over their work so research results can be disseminated under open access
- A section of the library's website is intended to introduce and promote open access: https://corpus.ulaval.ca/jspui/.
Another section encourages the use of the deposit: https://www.bibl.ulaval.ca/services/depot-institutionnel#content
- Corpus training courses are available: https://www.bibl.ulaval.ca/services/depot-institutionnel/formations#content
The open access publishing is available on Corpus. The university covers the cost of the institutional platform for the online repository.
Created on June 1, 2014, the Copyright Office is responsible for overseeing the management and dissemination of educational material and provides free advisory service on questions about copyright management. More specifically, the Copyright Office provides advice on all aspects of the use of open-access material for teaching and learning. It also helps raise awareness about the dissemination of open-access scientific publications to preserve and share Université Laval’s scientific heritage. https://www.bda.ulaval.ca/
Trainship on utilisation of "Corpus" are given following demands: https://www.bibl.ulaval.ca/services/depot-institutionnel/formations#contenu
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 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:
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