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Update on Rice’s Open Access Policy

Discover how Rice University promotes open dissemination of faculty articles and manages publications via the Rice Digital Scholarship Archive. Learn about barriers, benefits, and future plans in scholarly communications.

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Update on Rice’s Open Access Policy

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  1. Lisa Spiro December 3, 2014 Update on Rice’s Open Access Policy

  2. Rice’s Open Access Policy, Passed by the Faculty Senate on April 18, 2012 • “make published articles written by faculty members available for open dissemination” (post-policy) • Author’s final version of article is deposited into Rice Digital Scholarship Archive (RDSA) • Faculty can opt-out by completing a waiver or can request an embargo

  3. Rationale for Open Access • Uphold the university’s mission of “disseminating the fruits of its research and scholarship as widely as possible” • Support public access to research • Enjoy likely citation advantage

  4. Managing Publications through the Rice Digital Scholarship Archive • Collections include: • Faculty publications • Theses & dissertations • Cultural objects http://scholarship.rice.edu/

  5. RDSA is Built on the Open Source DSpace Platform

  6. Scholarly Communications Liaison Oversees Open Access Implementation News from Fondren

  7. Raising Awareness of Open Access Policy: Website http://openaccess.rice.edu/

  8. Raising Awareness of Open Access: Events • https://library.rice.edu/events/open-access-week-2014 https://library.rice.edu/events/open-access-week-2014

  9. Raising Awareness of Open Access Policy: Outreach • Presented at several department meetings (although many were not responsive) • Email outreach

  10. Workflow for Depositing Publications

  11. Email Requesting Postprint

  12. Faculty Publications Contributed to RDSA, 2012-2014 • Total Deposits: ~ 990 (significant increase over pre-policy) • Publications come from across campus • Some faculty contribute many publications

  13. Barriers to Faculty Participation M.G. Kafkas

  14. Low Awareness of Policy “Aware, Plate 3”

  15. Only about 30% of Publications Are Deposited or Submitted for Deposit Articles Deposited or Submitted for Deposit to RDSA (Jan. to early Nov. 2014 ), out of 429 total

  16. The Barrier Is Generally Not Resistance to Sharing Publications Online • Rice Publication Pages: • Researcher • Lab • Institute/ Center

  17. Why Should the Library Make Accessible Rice Publications? • Likely greater visibility on Google Scholar • Single access point rather than siloes • Management & preservation by library professionals

  18. Future Plans Paul Hocksenar

  19. Plans for Improving Participation in Rice’s Open Access Policy • Understand barriers and motivations. • Conduct more outreach. • Seek partnerships.

  20. Interface Improvements Coming Soon (Preliminary Mockup)

  21. The Grand Vision • Integrate OA deposits into faculty workflow to minimize time and effort • Demonstrate clear benefits to faculty in increased visibility and reduced hassle http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristinmarshall/4842064949/

  22. Possible Improvements to Workflow through Potential FIS Implementation Automatic publication harvesting through UC Publication Management System.

  23. A Model for Integrating DSpace & FIS to Raise Researchers’ Profiles http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/p1859/People/Faculty/Academic-Faculty-Listing-A-Z/Last-Name-F/Arnoud-Franken#

  24. How the Faculty Senate Can Help • Contribute your work. • Provide input on the Rice Digital Scholarship Archive & the open access policy. • Encourage fellow faculty to contribute their articles.

  25. Questions? Comments? • Lisa Spiro, Executive Director of Digital Scholarship Services: lspiro@rice.edu • Shannon Kipphut-Smith, Scholarly Communications Liaison: shannon.kipphut@rice.edu Valerie Everett

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