The University of Washington Faculty Senate has passed a "Resolution Concerning Scholarly Publishing Alternatives and Authors' Rights." (Thanks to Open Access News.)
Here's an excerpt:
BE IT RESOLVED, that
1. the University of Washington prepare for a future in which academic publications are increasingly available through open sources by encouraging faculty members to:
- assess the pricing practices and authors' rights policies of journals with which they collaborate (as authors, reviewers, and editors) and advocate for improvements therein; and
- adopt and use an Addendum to Publication Agreement such as that provided by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) in order to retain their rights to use their work in the classroom and in future publications and to archive final accepted manuscripts; and
- publish scholarly works in moderately priced journals, in journals published by professional societies and associations, or in peer-reviewed "open access" journals; and
- archive their work in the UW's ResearchWorks or other repositories supported by research institutions, professional societies, or government agencies in order to provide the widest and most affordable access to their scholarship; and
2. UW Libraries is encouraged to
- provide relevant, current information regarding journal publishers, pricing, and authors' rights to departments and individual faculty members; and
- maintain and further develop ResearchWorks and related services; and
- allocate personnel to facilitate the deposit of faculty publications in ResearchWorks, and to obtain publishers' permission to deposit previously published works when possible; and
3. the University of Washington administration is encouraged to:
- provide resources to the Libraries and to academic units to foster these efforts; and
- work with departments and colleges to assure that the review process for promotion, tenure and merit takes into consideration these new trends and realities in academic publication.
