Librarians and archivists at Queen's University have adopted an open access policy.
Here's the policy:
Librarians and archivists at Queen's University recognize the importance of open access to content creators and researchers in fostering new ideas, creating knowledge and ensuring that it is available as widely as possible. In keeping with our long-standing support of the Open Access movement, Queen's librarians and archivists move to adopt a policy which would ensure our research is disseminated as widely as possible and available in perpetuity through deposit in Queen's institutional repository, QSpace.
Policy Statement
Academic librarians and archivists at Queen's University [1] commit to making the best possible effort to publish in venues providing unrestricted public access to their works. They will endeavour to secure the right to self-archive their published materials, and will deposit these works in QSpace.
The Queen's University academic librarian and archivist complement grant Queen's University Libraries the non-exclusive right to make their scholarly publications accessible through self-archiving in the QSpace institutional repository subject to copyright restrictions.
Guidelines
This policy applies to all scholarly and professional work produced as a member of Queen's University academic staff produced as of the date of the adoption of this policy. Retrospective deposit is encouraged. Co-authored works should be included with the permission of the other author(s).
Examples of works include:
- Scholarly and professional articles
- Substantive presentations, including slides and text
- Books/book chapters
- Reports
- Substantive pedagogical materials such as online tutorials
Works should be deposited in QSpace as soon as is possible, recognizing that some publishers may impose an embargo period.
This policy is effective as of 01/01/2010 and will be assessed a year after implementation.
[1] As defined by Collective Agreement 2008-2011, Article 25.1.5.
