| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.04 |
| Liaison | Tina Woolston |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Tufts University
AC-11: Open Access to Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Andrea
Schuler Librarian for Digital Collections Scholarly Communications and Collections |
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How many of the institution’s research-producing divisions are covered by a published open access policy that ensures that versions of future scholarly articles by faculty and staff are deposited in a designated open access repository? (All, Some or None):
All
Which of the following best describes the open access policy? (Mandatory or Voluntary):
Voluntary (strictly opt-in)
Does the institution provide financial incentives to support faculty members with article processing and other open access publication charges?:
Yes
A brief description of the open access policy, including the date adopted, any incentives or supports provided, and the repository(ies) used:
"At the Scholarly Communications at Tufts site, information is available for faculty, staff, and students about all aspects of the process used by scholars to share and use the results of their and others’ research. The goal is to provide answers to questions about author's rights, copyright, fair use, and open access.
http://sites.tufts.edu/scholarlycommunication/
https://sites.tufts.edu/scholarlycommunication/oa-support-at-tufts/
Additionally, Tufts Libraries and Tufts Digital Collections and Archives support faculty, students, and researchers at Tufts in making their work accessible through the Tufts Digital Library.
Tufts Libraries Collections pay membership fees for certain journals in order to provide article processing charge (APC) discounts to Tufts authors for OA publishing.
Funding is available to encourage open access publishing: http://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/about-us/innovations-and-student-awards/grad-open-access-fund
Information about the 2017-2018 Committee on Faculty Research Awards Open Access Publishing Award within the School of Arts, Sciences & Engineering is available at http://ase.tufts.edu/faculty/awards/frac/Application.aspx, and information about the Friedman School's Open Access Publishing Support is available at https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3EpGUEOPCexQvdz.
A copy of the institution's open access policy:
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The institution's open access policy:
"In the Life Sciences (sustainability related Environmental Health and One Health), open access is required for all NIH-supported research.
http://www.library.tufts.edu/hsl/services/NIHpublicaccess.html
See NIH policy on open access http://publicaccess.nih.gov/policy.htm
Researchers with funding from NSF adhere to the Data Sharing policy of NSF
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/dmp.jsp
The School of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering has a program and policies that is related to open access (see the Scholarly Access Site for Tufts policies that relate to scholarly communication). Such policies concern Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials, Rights and Responsibilities with Respect to Intellectual Property, and Information Stewardship.
Additionally, the Digital Collections and Archive (DCA) is committed to providing open access to its collections as far as possible within the limits of privacy and confidentiality. Although many records and manuscript collections are open for use, there are materials held by the DCA that are subject to access restrictions. The DCA supports the teaching and research mission of Tufts University by ensuring the enduring preservation and accessibility of the university’s permanently valuable records and collections. The DCA assists departments, faculty, and staff in managing records and other assets. The DCA collaborates with members of the Tufts community and others to develop tools to discover and access collections to support teaching, research, and administrative needs. DCA encourages faculty to consider donating research materials as well as depositing their publications for open access."
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The website URL where the open access repository is available:
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A brief description of how the institution’s library(ies) support open access to research:
"The Scholarly Communication Team, comprised of librarians and staff from across Tufts, is charged by the University Library Council with the responsibility of monitoring issues and answering questions about copyright and fair use, open access, and author’s rights: http://sites.tufts.edu/scholarlycommunication/?page_id=212. The Libraries also provide support for open sharing of data: https://researchguides.library.tufts.edu/RDM/Home.
Tufts Libraries Collections pay membership fees for certain journals in order to provide article processing charge (APC) discounts to Tufts authors for OA publishing.
Funding is available to encourage open access publishing: http://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/about-us/innovations-and-student-awards/grad-open-access-fund
In the Life Sciences, publications are available through PubMed."
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Tufts Digital Library: http://dl.tufts.edu/
Tufts Digital Collections and Archives: http://sites.tufts.edu/dca/
Tufts Scholarly Communication Team: http://sites.tufts.edu/scholarlycommunication/
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