[Dspace-general] Question for the Librarians

[Vyhnanek, Kay Eileen]

This is an interesting situation.  I, too, have noticed that the conversation often moves from the idea of repository to that of open access/peer review and the more controversial side of the issue.  From several different meetings/conferences I have attended lately I have come to believe a good way to begin is at the point of author rights and/or copyright.  Trying to focus on the benefits to the researcher of maintaining those rights rather than those more controversial areas seems a little less threatening.  Of course, you probably will always have some research faculty members want to add a little controversy to the conversation but if you try to focus on the benefits of maintaining copyrights, the preservation of their work over the long haul (all the good things we know can happen when they deposit their research results) it may be a little easier to get through these difficult situations.

Kind regards,

Kay

Kay Vyhnanek
Scholarly Communication Librarian
Washington State University
459A Holland Library
Pullman, WA   99164-5610
kayv at wsu.edu
509-335-9514 (v)
509-335-9589 (f)

-----Original Message-----
From: dspace-general-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:dspace-general-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Shawna Sadler
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 7:45 AM
To: dspace-general at mit.edu
Subject: [Dspace-general] Question for the Librarians

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

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