Category Archives: Open Access Policies

An Update on the Proposed Open Access Policy at Virginia Tech

by Philip Young Posted on September 10, 2020

The proposed open access policy at Virginia Tech has recently changed in two important ways. First, as a result of meetings with University Counsel, the working group will propose adding language to the university’s existing Policy on Intellectual Property, No. … Continue reading →

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University of California v. Elsevier: Why It Matters to Virginia

by Peter Potter Posted on March 21, 2019

Note: This is the first in a series of Open@VT blogposts that will appear over the ensuing months focusing on Virginia Tech’s “Big Deal” contracts with commercial journal publishers. As the University Libraries’ contracts with Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley come … Continue reading →

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Library Faculty Pass an Open Access Mandate

by Philip Young Posted on August 5, 2013

On August 1 the Library Faculty Association at Virginia Tech adopted an article archiving mandate. Ballot choices also included a voluntary policy and no policy. The mandatory policy received 14 votes, the voluntary policy 10 votes, and no policy 3 … Continue reading →

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Voluntary vs. Mandatory Policies

by Philip Young Posted on April 25, 2013

As the open access movement advances, more faculty become interested in providing access to their work. But there aren’t enough open access journals yet, especially in some fields. Self-archiving is very spotty- a few do it, but most don’t. So … Continue reading →

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