US09/10-3 Create a Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Public Access

To be introduced by Peter Gilkey at the 11 November 2009 Senate meeting.

The UO Senate directs the UO Senate President to create a Senate Ad Hoc Committee. The members of the Committee will be appointed by the UO Senate President in consultation with the Senate Nominating Committee, with the FAC, with the Provost, and with the UO Library.

The University of Oregon has a longstanding commitment to making its research widely available, both to the scholarly community and to the general public. Technology is now enabling faculty, universities, and disciplines to adopt new ways to provide enhanced visibility and access to research, usually through digital repositories that are freely accessible. The terms "public access" or "open access" are used to describe these methods that help to remove financial and permission barriers to scholarship and readership. The Committee will

  1. Investigate policies facilitating such public access at other AAU Universities.
  2. Consult widely within the UO community.
  3. Take into consideration UO Policy statements, OUS Internal Management Directives, and other relevant documents.
  4. Draft a University Policy Statement that, if endorsed by the UO Senate and promulgated by the President, would enable the University to

Financial impact: negligible - uses existing University Resources.


Passed by the 11 November 2009 UO Senate Meeting. Additional References: