Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (19 Mar 2009)
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MIT Faculty Open-Access Policy
Passed by Unanimous of the Faculty, March 18, 2009
The Faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is committed to
disseminating the fruits of its research and scholarship as widely as
possible.
In keeping with that commitment, the Faculty adopts the following policy: Each
Faculty member grants to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
nonexclusive
permission to make available his or her scholarly articles and to exercise the
copyright in those articles for the purpose of open dissemination. In legal
terms, each Faculty member grants to MIT a nonexclusive, irrevocable, paid-up,
worldwide license to exercise any and all rights under copyright relating to
each of his or her scholarly articles, in any medium, provided that the
articles
are not sold for a profit, and to authorize others to do the same. The policy
will apply to all scholarly articles written while the person is a member of
the
Faculty except for any articles completed before the adoption of this policy
and
any articles for which the Faculty member entered into an incompatible
licensing
or assignment agreement before the adoption of this policy. The Provost or
Provost's designate will waive application of the policy for a particular
article upon written notification by the author, who informs MIT of the
reason.
To assist the Institute in distributing the scholarly articles, as of the date
of publication, each Faculty member will make available an electronic copy of
his or her final version of the article at no charge to a designated
representative of the Provost's Office in appropriate formats (such as PDF)
specified by the Provost's Office.
The Provost's Office will make the scholarly article available to the public
in
an open- access repository. The Office of the Provost, in consultation with
the
Faculty Committee on the Library System will be responsible for interpreting
this policy, resolving disputes concerning its interpretation and application,
and recommending changes to the Faculty.
The policy is to take effect immediately; it will be reviewed after five years
by the Faculty Policy Committee, with a report presented to the Faculty.
The Faculty calls upon the Faculty Committee on the Library System to develop
and monitor a plan for a service or mechanism that would render compliance
with
the policy as convenient for the faculty as possible.
Contributed by Harnad, Stevan
| MANDATE TYPE: | Institutional Mandate |
|---|---|
| REPOSITORY URL(s): | http://dspace.mit.edu/ |
| Depositing User: | Tim Brody |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Mar 2009 01:46 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2011 15:03 |
| URI: | http://roarmap.eprints.org/id/eprint/122 |
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