Speaking As One: Supporting Open Access with Departmental Resolutions

Authors

Madeline Cohen, CUNY Lehman CollegeFollow
Maura A. Smale, CUNY New York City College of TechnologyFollow
Jill Cirasella, CUNY Graduate CenterFollow
Cynthia Tobar, CUNY Hunter CollegeFollow
Jessie Daniels, CUNY Graduate CenterFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2013

Abstract

Library faculty at the City University of New York (CUNY) have engaged in promoting and advocating for open access publishing at each of our campuses as well as across the University. Inspired by the passing of a faculty senate resolution in support of the creation of an open access institutional repository and associated policies, many CUNY librarians felt the need to raise their level of commitment. In this article, the authors—four library faculty members and one faculty member from outside the library—share their experiences creating and approving open access policies in the library departments of four CUNY schools and promoting open access beyond the libraries. They offer practical advice and guidance for other librarians and faculty seeking to encourage the embrace of open access publishing in departments or other sub-institutional contexts.

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This article was originally published in Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, available at http://dx.doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.1099