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PLoS E-Newsletter for Institutional MembersTable of Contents
New Open-Access MandateHarvard Faculty Adopts Open-Access Requirement.The new policy makes Harvard the first university in the United States to mandate open access to its faculty members' research publications. "It should be a very powerful message to the academic community that we want and should have more control over how our work is used and disseminated," said Stuart M. Shieber, a professor of computer science at Harvard who proposed the new policy, after the vote in a news release that the decision. What Can You and Your Institution Do to Keep the Momentum?
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Open Access News and ResourcesArchived Webcast on "Institutional Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy."The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) are making available an archived version of their March 7, 2008, webcast on "Institutional Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy" The webcast explored options for institutional responses to the new Public Access Policy adopted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and focused particularly on the need for institutions to develop strategies for ensuring the retention of deposit rights by investigators. Effective April 7, 2008, the new policy requires investigators to deposit their articles stemming from NIH funding in PubMed Central. Institutions confront a key set of issues raised by the need to ensure that authors maintain the legal rights required to allow compliance with the new policy. Intended Audience: Vice presidents of research, administrators and staff in funded research and grants office, campus compliance officers, and others who will be responsible for fulfilling their organizations' compliance obligations as NIH grantees. Implementation Information for the NIH Public Access Policy: What You Need to Know to Comply to This New Law.On January 11, 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a revision to its Public Access Policy. The policy now *requires* eligible researchers to deposit copies of final manuscripts upon acceptance into a peer-reviewed journal so that they may be made publicly available within 12 months of publication. This policy applies to any journal articles resulting from research supported in whole or in part by direct funds from NIH. The manuscript is defined as the final version accepted for journal publication and includes all modifications from the publishing and peer-review process. SPARC Provides: NIH Public Access Policy Implementation Information. The NIH has provided a comprehensive set of resources to explain the details of the policy:
The Association for Research Librarians ARL guide , "The NIH Public Access Policy: Guide for Research Universities."The guide focuses on the implications of the NIH policy for institutions as grantees, although some information for individual investigators is included and links to further details are provided. The guide is helpful to a range of campus constituencies that may be involved in implementing the new policy, including research administrators, legal counsel, and librarians. In addition to compliance concerns, the guide also considers the benefits of the new policy and institutions' opportunities to build on the policy requirements by seeking additional rights for using funded research to address local needs. Two-Minute Video: When Authors Retain Key Rights.The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) have released a new, short video to help librarians effectively engage disciplinary faculty and researchers on the topic of author rights. Starting a conversation with faculty researchers about securing their rights as authors is timelier than ever, given the new NIH Public Access Policy. The two-minute video explains in simple, graphic terms the potential for wider exposure of scholarly articles when authors retain key rights. Inspired by the SPARC Author Rights initiative, the presentation offers three steps to effective rights management:
Author addenda, such as the SPARC Author Addendum, are recommended as tools. The video was produced in conjunction with the ARL/ACRL joint Institute on Scholarly Communication. Libraries are invited to download the video as is or to adapt and customize for their needs: Using the video source files. Insert your logo and contact information, add examples from your faculty and their disciplines, or provide details about an author addendum used on your campus. New PLoS Flyers, Presentation Slides, and MoreKeep Your Institution's Researchers Updated on How to Comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.
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