Formation of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Public Access

Subject: Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Public Access
To: baltmann@uoregon.edu, dcarver@uoregon.edu, hubin@uoregon.edu, Peter Gilkey (gilkey@uoregon.edu), rillig@uoregon.edu, jqj@uoregon.edu, priest@uoregon.edu, gsayre@uoregon.edu, dps@uoregon.edu
Cc: dheying@uoregon.edu
From: Peter Gilkey (gilkey@uoregon.edu)
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:07:01

Barbara Altmann baltmann@uoregon.edu
Deb Carver (Dean of the Library, ex-officio) dcarver@uoregon.edu
Dave Hubin (Liason with the President's office, ex-officio) hubin@uoregon.edu
Peter Gilkey (chair) gilkey@uoregon.edu
Robert Illig rillig@uoregon.edu
J. Q. Johnson jqj@uoregon.edu
Eric Priest priest@uoregon.edu
Gordon Sayre gsayre@uoregon.edu
Dev Sinha dps@uoregon.edu

Dear Colleagues.

Thank you so much for agreeing to be part of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Public Access. The charge to the Committee is given by Senate Resolution US09/10-3 which I copy below. I would like us to get together to meet before the Christmas break and will ask DeAnna Heying ( dheying@uoregon.edu) to get together a doodle poll to see if this is possible! I would like to explore the possibility that we can "piggy back" on the work done at other Universities to construct relatively easily a policy statement on the subject we can bring to the UO Senate for approval to be submitted to UO President Lariviere for promulgation. It may, of course, turn out that is not possible. But it is worth trying the easy approach first!

So please be on the lookout for a doodle poll from DeAnna! All the best.

Peter B Gilkey President 2009/2010 UO Senate

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 support wider access to UO faculty research and enhance the visibility of UO faculty research.

Subject: Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Public Access to UO Scholarly Materials
TO: UO Senate
From: Peter Gilkey
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:30:38

Dear members of the UO Senate.

Motion US09/10-3 directed me to to create a Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Public Access to UO Scholarly Materials. Pursuant to that motion and in consultation with the Senate Nominating Committee, with the chair of the FAC, with the Provost, and with the Dean of the UO Library, I have appointed the Committee -- further details are available at http:// www.uoregon.edu/~uosenate/dirsen090/SenAdHocPubAc-22Nov09.html I will be getting back to you presently after the committee has met and has decided how best to proceed.

Respectfully submitted

Peter B Gilkey President 2009/10 UO Senate

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