Lund University (20 Dec 2005)
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As the first Swedish university, the Board of Lund University has adopted
an Open Access policy. The decision was taken at the board meeting on
November 14, 2005. This is the official translation of the decision.
Also available at: http://www.lub.lu.se/sciecom/oapolicy_lu.pdf
Access to research results from Lund University, Sweden
Background:
The Internet has radically changed the practical and economical possibilities
for the
dissemination of research results. It is vital for Lund University to utilize
these new
opportunities to increase the visibility of research production and thereby
maximize
access for other researchers, industry, and the general public. This will also
increase the
visibility and impact of Lund University researchers. Open access to
publications leads
to more usage and greater impact for the researchers.
Many universities are working towards this goal with the support of The
Association
of Swedish Higher Education (SUHF). For Lund University, this implies the
establishment of an infrastructure to advance and facilitate open access to
publications
by Lund University researchers. In the U21 group, a cooperative effort in this
direction has already begun.
This development means that an increasing amount of accepted doctoral theses
will be
freely available on the Internet, unless prevented by copyright agreements.
Finally, the goal is to increase the number of quality controlled articles in
scientific
journals, and in conference proceedings, deposited (parallel-published) in the
University repository, together with other publications in the form of report
series and
working papers,
Even though the individual researcher owns the intellectual property rights to
his/her
material it is important that the Board of Lund University supports this
development.
Resolution:
In order to maximize the number of open access publications the Board of Lund
University strongly recommends that:
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Contributed by Eriksson, Jorgen (Head of e-publishing and self-archiving group)
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| REPOSITORY URL(s): | http://ask.lub.lu.se/, http://theses.lub.lu.se/ |
| Depositing User: | Tim Brody |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2005 07:50 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2011 15:02 |
| URI: | http://roarmap.eprints.org/id/eprint/16 |
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