| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.49 |
| Liaison | Caitlin McLennan |
| Submission Date | Nov. 1, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Utah State University
AC-11: Open Access to Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Jeff
Broadbent Associate Vice President for Research and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Office of Research and Graduate Studies |
"---"
indicates that no data was submitted for this field
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):
All
Which of the following best describes the open access policy? (Mandatory or Voluntary):
Mandatory (or mandatory with a waiver option)
Does the institution provide financial incentives to support faculty members with article processing and other open access publication charges?:
No
A brief description of the open access policy, including the date adopted, any incentives or supports provided, and the repository(ies) used:
USU adopted an open access policy (#535) in 2012 and has had an institutional repository (the Digital Commons; http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/) for much longer. The Digital Commons System is managed by the Dean of Libraries and is already hosting or linking to over 16,000 articles from USU faculty, and is a part of a much larger network of 300 repositories with over 700,000 articles.
A copy of the institution's open access policy:
---
The institution's open access policy:
In harmony with the institutional mission of serving the public through learning, discovery, and engagement, Utah State University is committed to the widest dissemination of employees’ scholarly articles, including utilizing new technologies to facilitate the open sharing of their scholarly articles.
Additionally, the University recognizes that United States copyright law, in conformance with its constitutional foundation, grants special and exclusive, but limited rights to authors as an incentive to create and distribute their works. These rights are limited to insure that they do not impose an undue obstacle to education and the free exchange of ideas.
All employees during their employment with the University grant to the University a
nonexclusive license to exercise any and all rights under copyright relating to each of
their scholarly articles, in any medium, provided that the articles are not sold for profit, and to authorize others to do the same.
These articles will also be deposited in the University’s Open Access Institutional Repository to ensure the widest possible dissemination. The nonexclusive license will be waived at the sole discretion of the author and will be administered on behalf of the Provost’s Office by the Library. For procedures see http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/oadc/1/.
None
The website URL where the open access repository is available:
Optional Fields
---
A brief description of how the institution’s library(ies) support open access to research:
Merrill-Cazier Library Scholarly Communications Office is responsible for the coordination of the Institutional Repository, providing open access to scholarly works, research, reports, publications, and courses produced by Utah State University faculty, staff, students, and others.
It is also responsible for distributing waivers of Utah State University’s nonexclusive license to scholarly articles at the sole discretion of the author, on an article by article basis.
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:
---
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.