James P. Adams Library: Open Access Policies and Scholarly Communication: Open Access Policies

Growth of Open Access Archiving Policies

The Registry of Open Access Repositories Mandatory Archiving Policies (ROARMAP)
ROARMAP is a searchable international registry charting the growth of open access mandates and policies adopted by universities, research institutions and research funders that require or request their researchers to provide open access to their peer-reviewed research article output by depositing it in an open access repository.

Model Campus Policies

Model Open Access Policy - by Stuart M. Shieber
The following is a model open-access policy in the Harvard style — with a freely
waivable rights-retaining license and a deposit requirement. This language is based
on and informed by the policies voted by several Harvard faculties, as well as MIT,
Stanford University School of Education, Duke University, and others. I have
added some annotations explaining why the wording is chosen as it is.
Three principles for university Open Access policies - by Peter Suber
On March 17, Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society hosted a
workshop on university OA policies and asked each participant to write a
position statement.
University of Rhode Island Open-Access Policy

UNESCO on OPEN ACCESS for Science

Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Open Access. - by Swan, Alma
Paris, UNESCO Communication and Information Division, 2012

UNESCO's Division of Communication and Information issued guidelines in 2012 on the development of national policies supportig Open Access, particularly for scientific publications.

Part of [our] mission....[is assisting in the] development of national policies for an information society...Open Access is at the heart of the overall effort of UNESCO...

Through Open Access, researchers and students from around the world gain increased access to knowledge, publications receive greater visibility and readership, and the potential impact of research is heightened. [This document is meant to] provide up-stream policy advice to [UN] Member States in the field of Open Access as a core priority...this publication will also serve as a reference point for all stakeholders to clarify basic doubts in the field of Open Access." (Janis Karklins, Assistant Director-General, Communication & Information, UNESCO...from the Foreword, p.3)