History of Open Access at OSU

Oregon State University has long supported the broadest possible distribution of the scholarship of its faculty and students:

In 2005, Faculty Senate passed an Open Access resolution.
Beginning in 2007, all university theses and dissertations are deposited to the ScholarsArchive@OSU open access digital repository.
In March 2009, University Library Faculty pass first library faculty OA policy in the world.
In March 2010, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences faculty pass OA policy.
In April 2011, in anticipation of the merger with COAS, the Department of Geosciences faculty pass OA policy.
In 2011, College of Forestry faculty pass OA policy.
In August 2011, OSU becomes a member of the Coalition for Open Access Policy Institutions.
In November 2011, OSU signs the Berlin Declaration on Open Access.
In 2011, the entire history of Extension and Experiment Station Communications publications is available open access in ScholarsArchive@OSU.
Inaugural Class of Open Access 'Hall of Famers' was established in 2011 to acknowledge those who have worked to make OSU scholarship freely available online.
In June 2013, Faculty Senate passed an Open Access policy.

Michael Boock, Professor/Scholarly Communication Librarian

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