[Dspace-general] Question for the Librarians

[Shawna Sadler]

Hello Librarians and other people who communicate with faculty on campus.

Has anyone else received backlash from their faculty about this new push 
for mandatory deposit of federally funded research?

I have one journal editor on campus who is absolutely irate. His journal 
is with Lippincott Williams which of course has the most conservative of 
policies when it comes to institutional repositories. I was presenting 
our IR to the faculty and my presentation turned into an open access debate.

Are any of you taking a proactive stance on the matter, or just waiting 
for the dust to settle and ready to accept research when everyone has 
calmed down? I haven't decided yet and would like to hear how you are 
approaching this issue on campus.

Thanks,
Shawna

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Shawna Sadler
Coordinator, Digital Initiatives
Libraries & Cultural Resources
University of Calgary
Phone: (403) 220-3739
Email: ssadler at ucalgary.ca