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Wendy Highby, [email protected]
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
http://libguides.unco.edu/oaberlin9
Berlin 9 Open Access Conference, 11/2011
Participatory Planning
CSU’s participatory strategic planning
process is noteworthy. This plan to Create
Open Access Models and Policies was co-
authored by Dawn Paschal, Jeff Bullington,
Pat Smith, Chris Sugnet, and Cindy
Mitchell:
Colorado academic librarians see the
following as necessary future steps:
Changes in faculty attitude toward open
access and the tenure system
A new educational approach by librarians
toward faculty
Sustainable business models
An emphasis on preservation
More open access mandates
Open Access Advocacy:
Beginning Steps in Colorado Academic Libraries
Effective advocacy requires a synergy of four key elements:
publication infrastructure, policy, promotion, and participatory planning
Promotion Institutional Repositories Prelude to Policy
Two Colorado libraries have taken
strides toward mandatory archiving
policies. Auraria passed a Library
Faculty Open Access Resolution (10-
20-10). UNC passed a Library Faculty
Open Access Resolution (12-02-09)
and a Campus-Wide Open Access
Resolution (9-27-10).
CSU champions open access by
prominently branding its Digital Repository
as an “an open access showcase of
research, scholarship, and creative works
of Colorado State University faculty,
students, and academic staff.”
While event sponsorship has waned in
2011, most Colorado academic libraries
offer informative library guides that
advocate for open access and authors’
rights. This is DU’s guide:
The Alliance Digital Repository, a consortial
digital repository service, hosts the IRs of
five Colorado academic libraries: CC, CSM,
DU, Regis, and UNC.
The open access journal, Collaborative
Librarianship, founded in 2009, is co-
sponsored by several consortia and
three academics: Regis, CUB, and DU.
Open Access Journals
UCCS’s Kraemer Family Library
sponsors the Undergraduate Research
Journal, founded in 2008 by Librarian
Tabatha Farney.
2010 was a banner year for promotional
activities in Colorado. Five of the libraries
sponsored events featuring well-known
speakers on the OA circuit, such as Heather
Joseph (SPARC), Town Peterson (KU), and
Kevin Smith (Duke). This event was held at
the Anschutz Medical Campus:
Poised for the Future CUB Dean of Libraries James F.
Williams, II, released the Crises in
Scholarly Communication
statement in 2009:
Leadership
University or College Acronym Carnegie Class. IPEDS '10 Member Library Name
University of Colorado at Boulder CUB RU/VH 32,697 SPARC University Libraries (Norlin, et al)
Colorado State University CSU RU/VH 30,155 SPARC University Libraries (Morgan, et al)
University of Colorado at Denver UCD RU/H 24,108 Auraria, Health Sciences Library
and Anschutz Medical Campus
Colorado School of Mines CSM RU/H 5,287 Arthur Lakes Library
University or College Acronym Carnegie Class. IPEDS '10 Member Library Name
University of Denver DU Basic RU/H 11,842 SPARC Penrose Library
University of Northern Colorado UNC DRU 13,030 University Libraries (Michener, et al)
Regis University Regis Master's L 11,069 Dayton Memorial Library
University of Colorado at Colo. Springs UCCS Master's L 9,745 Kraemer Family Library
Colorado College CC Bac/A&S 2,091 SPARC Tutt Library