2. Eva B Green Door Ajar
https://www.flickr.com/photos/93748736@N00/3033385438/in/photostream/
Microbiologybytes World
https://www.flickr.com/photos/microbiologybytes/19886529741/
ADT
ePrints
Theses digitisation*
RedBox
ResearcherID
RDM Policy
Theses digitisation*
VIVO
ORCID
Data DOIs
OA Policy
Grey lit DOIs
GS Citations
RDM Portal
Research Discovery projects
Repositories
ID management campaigns
Subject Guides
Policies
*Top 100 initially; all 4500 in 2014
3. Eva B Green Door Ajar
https://www.flickr.com/photos/93748736@N00/3033385438/in/photostream/
Microbiologybytes World
https://www.flickr.com/photos/microbiologybytes/19886529741/
ADT
ePrints
Theses digitisation*
RedBox
ResearcherID
RDM Policy
Theses digitisation*
VIVO
ORCID
Data DOIs
OA Policy
Grey lit DOIs
GS Citations
RDM Portal
Research Discovery projects
Repositories
ID management campaigns
Subject Guides
Policies
*Top 100 initially; all 4500 in 2014
Editor's Notes
Through the green door to OA
The University of Tasmania is preparing to implement an inaugural institutional Open Access Policy, following its progressive development and approval over the past couple of years. The green door to OA is well and truly ajar and, as an institution, we are about to step through it!
With the policy, and with open access generally, the Library has led the way; the DVCR requested the Library lead the development of the OA Policy – a natural choice given our sound track record of multiple OA initiatives since 2005*, focused on augmenting research visibility, access and impact.
[*Start clicking through timeline]
Research Discoverability projects
2005: joined Australasian Digital Theses (ADT) project
By 2010: undertaking all CR assessments for University’s research outputs.
2012: digitised “top 100” Theses; then subsequent Top 100
2014: digitised 4500 theses (2014)
2016: Data DOIs
2017: Grey lit DOIs
Repositories
2006: took over ePrints repository; university repository for HDR theses (+ other collections)
2012: Research Data Discovery Services: RedBox
2014: VIVO
2017[/18]: RDMP – for metadata and storage
IDs
2013: ResearcherID
2016: ORCID
2017: Google Scholar Citations
Subject guides : Research Identity ; Open Access ; Research Data Management
Policies
2013: Research Data Management
2017: Open Access [approved; implementation pending, 2018]
For us, the request from the DVCR represented a pivotal point, demonstrating respect for the Library’s expertise and commitment to OA.
We now have a policy that mandates the deposit of all researchers’ research outputs (as per ERA eligible outputs).
Our researchers include any employee, Visiting Fellow or Scholar, Adjunct, Clinical, Associate or discretionary Title Holder or student of the University undertaking research* (*where the definition of research is consistent with the HERDC specifications)
What’s next?
Upon approval, the OA Policy became the responsibility of the Office of Research Services. Preparations for implementation are now in progress.
Research Services Librarians will continue to play a part in educating researchers about OA, guiding them to meet requirements of funders and now UTAS, and encouraging them to engage in opportunities to achieving optimal benefits from their research outputs.
Also in 2018:
All ERA-eligible outputs will be pushed to ePrints as the approved institutional OA repository
RDM Portal for metadata and data storage will be further developed, and service extended to HDR population and researchers requiring mediated access to datasets
OMeKA-S exhibition software will be launched shortly with its first exhibition
Discussions are underway to develop a Divisional repository strategy
From our experience, moving towards an embedded institutional OA culture
Takes time, and timeliness (others being ready)
Involves cooperation and collaboration
It’s a very incremental process
Through the green door to OA
The University of Tasmania is preparing to implement an inaugural institutional Open Access Policy, following its progressive development and approval over the past couple of years. The green door to OA is well and truly ajar and, as an institution, we are about to step through it!
With the policy, and with OA generally, the Library has led the way; the DVCR requested the Library lead the development of the OA Policy – a natural choice with our sound track record of multiple OA initiatives since 2005, focused on augmenting research visibility, access and impact.
Research Discoverability projects
2005: joined Australasian Digital Theses (ADT) project
By 2010: undertaking all CR assessments for University’s research outputs.
2012: digitised “top 100” Theses; then subsequent Top 100
2014: digitised 4500 theses (2014)
2016: Data DOIs
2017: Grey lit DOIs
Repositories
2006: took over ePrints repository; university repository for HDR theses (+ other collections)
2012: Research Data Discovery Services: RedBox
2014: VIVO
2017[/18]: RDMP – for metadata and storage
IDs
2013: ResearcherID
2016: ORCID
2017: Google Scholar Citations
Subject guides : Research Identity ; Open Access ; Research Data Management
Policies
2013: Research Data Management
2017: Open Access [approved; implementation pending, 2018]
For us, the request from the DVCR represented a pivotal point, demonstrating respect for the Library’s expertise and commitment to OA.
We now have a policy that mandates the deposit of all researchers’ research outputs (as per ERA eligible outputs).
Our researchers include any employee, Visiting Fellow or Scholar, Adjunct, Clinical, Associate or discretionary Title Holder or student of the University undertaking research* (*where the definition of research is consistent with the HERDC specifications)
What’s next?
Upon approval, the OA Policy became the responsibility of the Office of Research Services. Preparations for implementation are now in progress.
Research Services Librarians will continue to play a part in educating researchers about OA, guiding them to meet requirements of funders and now UTAS, and encouraging researchers to engage in opportunities to achieving optimal benefits from their research outputs.
Also in 2018:
All ERA-eligible outputs will be pushed to ePrints as the approved institutional OA repository
RDM Portal for metadata and data storage will be further developed, and service extended to HDR population and researchers requiring mediated access to datasets
OMeKA-S exhibition software is expected to “go live” in March
Discussions underway to develop a Divisional repository strategy
From our experience, moving towards an embedded institutional OA culture
Takes time, and timeliness (others being ready)
Involves cooperation and collaboration
It’s a very incremental process