32 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
We have two departmental/unit policies (Romance Languages and the Libraries), but a campus-wide policy is not
under consideration.
Policy has passed, but has not been implemented N=3
There is one policy and it applies to the entire institution.
There is one policy, applying to the entire institution.
This is a single policy, which is notable for including graduate student authors and for referencing research data
although not currently requiring open access deposits for research data. It applies to the entire three-campus institution.
Policy is under consideration N=6
A policy passed in the University Libraries in April 2014. The University Faculty Senate has shown interest in OA and we
expect it will be a topic for them in the coming academic year.
Although an open access policy is still under consideration at our institution, the academic library staff have
implemented such a policy.
Current Open Access Resolution under revision rights retention policy being discussed by a task force reporting to the
Faculty Senate via Faculty Senate Library Committee.
If the university develops an open access policy, it would have to be individually adopted by each of the schools.
The Libraries faculty passed an OA policy giving the university a nonexclusive license to faculty publications. Libraries
faculty may opt out. The campus has not yet passed a Harvard style OA policy but a resolution in support of OA
was passed.
The University Senate voted unanimously to support open access. Process now includes implementation department by
department within each college.
There is no policy and none is under consideration N=3
A university-wide position statement encourages faculty to deposit works in the IR, but it is not a formal policy.
We do have a resolution endorsed by the Faculty Senate that advocates for publishing in open access journals or by
using other open access methods whenever possible, but we do not have a policy in place yet. We will be working on
that by using a department-by-department approach this coming year.
We used to discuss a policy, but have no ongoing conversations. However, a non-exclusive license between the
university and faculty IS in place (see question below).
7. If there is a policy, does it grant the institution a prior non-exclusive license to the faculty/
researcher’s publications? N=23
Yes 9 39%
No 14 61%
We have two departmental/unit policies (Romance Languages and the Libraries), but a campus-wide policy is not
under consideration.
Policy has passed, but has not been implemented N=3
There is one policy and it applies to the entire institution.
There is one policy, applying to the entire institution.
This is a single policy, which is notable for including graduate student authors and for referencing research data
although not currently requiring open access deposits for research data. It applies to the entire three-campus institution.
Policy is under consideration N=6
A policy passed in the University Libraries in April 2014. The University Faculty Senate has shown interest in OA and we
expect it will be a topic for them in the coming academic year.
Although an open access policy is still under consideration at our institution, the academic library staff have
implemented such a policy.
Current Open Access Resolution under revision rights retention policy being discussed by a task force reporting to the
Faculty Senate via Faculty Senate Library Committee.
If the university develops an open access policy, it would have to be individually adopted by each of the schools.
The Libraries faculty passed an OA policy giving the university a nonexclusive license to faculty publications. Libraries
faculty may opt out. The campus has not yet passed a Harvard style OA policy but a resolution in support of OA
was passed.
The University Senate voted unanimously to support open access. Process now includes implementation department by
department within each college.
There is no policy and none is under consideration N=3
A university-wide position statement encourages faculty to deposit works in the IR, but it is not a formal policy.
We do have a resolution endorsed by the Faculty Senate that advocates for publishing in open access journals or by
using other open access methods whenever possible, but we do not have a policy in place yet. We will be working on
that by using a department-by-department approach this coming year.
We used to discuss a policy, but have no ongoing conversations. However, a non-exclusive license between the
university and faculty IS in place (see question below).
7. If there is a policy, does it grant the institution a prior non-exclusive license to the faculty/
researcher’s publications? N=23
Yes 9 39%
No 14 61%