--- Les Carr School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton On 15 Jan 2004, at 13:15, Stevan Harnad wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 16:32:57 +1000 > From: "Paula Callan, E-Print Archive Project Officer (QUT)" > <p.callan_at_QUT.EDU.AU> > To: AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM_at_LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG > Subject: University policy mandating self-archiving of research output > > The need for institutional policies mandating self-archiving has been a > frequent topic on this forum. > > At Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia, this advice > was > taken on board during the planning stage for our eprint repository, QUT > ePrints which was launched a few week ago (see: > http://eprints.qut.edu.au ). > > Tom Cochrane, QUT's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Information and > Learning Support) developed a suitable policy proposal and took it > through > the University's committee system. The senior research community at the > university is well versed in the cost and access issues, and this > helped > the DVC to present the issue persuasively. Consequently, when the > Academic > Board of the University endorsed an eprint policy for QUT (effective > from > January 2004) it was on the recommendation of Research and Development > Committee. (see: http://www.qut.edu.au/admin/mopp/F/F_01_03.html ) > > The policy was developed in consultation with the major stakeholders so > that the University as a whole would own the policy. We now have a > clear > institutional mandate for self-archiving which will be backed up with > plenty of promotion, training and support. > > As the QUT Eprint Archive Project Officer, I am currently > investigating how > the annual collection of QUT research output data (required for > mandatory > Government reporting) could be used to assist with populating the > archive, > or vice versa. I am keen to hear from peers at other institutions who > may > be doing something similar. > > QUT ePrints is still in its infancy and most of our researchers have > yet to > return from vacation. However, the documents are starting to trickle > in > already so I am very optimistic. > > ************************************************************** > > Paula Callan BA (UQ), GradDipLib&InfoSys (QUT), GCEd (Higher) (QUT) > E-print Archive Project Officer / Liaison Librarian > Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia > CRICOS No. 00213J > Email: p.callan_at_qut.edu.au Ph: (07) 3864 4670 (Mon-Wed) (07) 3864 > 3795 > (Thu-Fri) > http://eprints.qut.edu.au > > *************************************************************** > --- Les CarrReceived on Thu Jan 15 2004 - 15:11:38 GMT
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