by Amelia Ritchie | Mar 15, 2024 | OA policies & mandates, Open access
Effective February 20, 2024, the University of Victoria Libraries revised statement of commitment asserts that any outputs (regardless of format) by UVic librarians and archivists will be shared “as openly as possible and in a manner consistent with copyright...
by ikehoe | Aug 30, 2017 | OA policies & mandates, Open access, Publishing
August 23, 2017 | Science “Over the past 2 years, more than 150 German libraries, universities, and research institutes have formed a united front trying to force academic publishers into a new way of doing business. Instead of buying subscriptions to specific...
by jzilm | Oct 14, 2015 | Events, OA policies & mandates
Lunchtime Q&A Session Join us for a free lunchtime Q&A session to learn more about the Tri-Agency Open Access Publication Policy and to discuss UVic resources. Separate sessions will focus on natural sciences and engineering publications (Oct 20), and social...
by Katy Nelson | Jul 21, 2015 | News, OA policies & mandates, Open access
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), a crown corporation that supports research in developing countries, has brought in an open access policy. In an article written on Biomed Central’s blog, Naser Faruqui, the IDRC’s Director of...
by Katy Nelson | Jun 11, 2015 | Events, OA policies & mandates, Open access
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are hosting an online session about their Open Access Policy. A French...
by Katy Nelson | Jun 4, 2015 | News, OA policies & mandates, Open access
In April, the publishing giant Elsevier modified its Open Access Policy. The Coalition for Open Access Repositories (COAR) responded less than enthusiastically, signing a joint statement with 127 other organizations, including the American Library Association and the...
