Open Access  

Welcome to The UC Davis Library's topic guide to Open Access @ UC Davis.

This page is dedicated to OA happenings on campus, as well as broader OA initiatives that directly impact UC Davis.

You are invited to explore the other tabs for more information about open access.

Check back for frequent updates.

Please contact me if you have any questions or comments:

Amy Studer, Health & Life Sciences Librarian
astuder@lib.ucdavis.edu    |     (530) 752-1678

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From the UC Davis Academic Senate Forum:

The faculty of the University of California, in conjunction with UCOLASC, is proposing a new OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING POLICY that will apply to the dissemination of all scholarly work. ... The primary goal of the policy is "to increase the availability and impact of research produced by the University of California, without adding new costs or undue burdens on the faculty."

The Academic Council will consider the sentiment from all UC campuses at their January 23, 2013 meeting.

If the Academic Council passes the proposed policy, it becomes Senate policy and then goes to UCOP to make it a joint presidential policy. 

Here are some webpages that describe the UCSF Open Access Policy.

The UC Davis Library is partnering with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) to support free Gold Open Access publishing under the RSC's Gold for Gold initiative.  See the linked PDF flier for details.