Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.05
Liaison Herbert Sinnock
Submission Date July 12, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Sheridan College (Ontario)
AC-11: Open Access to Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 2.00 Susan Shepley
Research & Scholarly Engagement Librarian
Library
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How many of the institution’s research-producing divisions are covered by a published open access policy that ensures that versions of future scholarly articles by faculty and staff are deposited in a designated open access repository? (All, Some or None):
None / Don't Know

Which of the following best describes the open access policy? (Mandatory or Voluntary):
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Does the institution provide financial incentives to support faculty members with article processing and other open access publication charges?:
Yes

A brief description of the open access policy, including the date adopted, any incentives or supports provided, and the repository(ies) used:

In the past, the Library has worked with individual Faculties to cost-share the article processing charge if an author wishes to publish open access. There is not a formal process in place.


A copy of the institution's open access policy:
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The institution's open access policy:
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The website URL where the open access repository is available:
Estimated percentage of scholarly articles published annually by the institution’s faculty and staff that are deposited in a designated open access repository (0-100):
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A brief description of how the institution’s library(ies) support open access to research:

Sheridan Library and Learning Services has a range of supports to promote open access to research. SOURCE (http://source.sheridancollege.ca) is an open access repository for the scholarly output, research and creative excellence of our academic community. Individuals have the opportunity to make their work available open access through SOURCE in order to increase world-wide readership and visibility. As of February, 2018 SOURCE has had close to 15,000 full-text downloads, and readership from 75 countries and 245 institutions of higher education and government.

Sheridan faculty librarians are also working closely with professors to help them identify and integrate open educational resources (OER) such as open textbooks and readings into their curriculum. The Library’s service eCOR gives faculty the ability to build custom course readings. The Research & Scholarly Engagement Librarian provides consultations and workshops for those interested in making their work available through open access publishing. The Library hosts events during Open Access Week and Open Education Week and promotes education and awareness throughout the year on open access.

SOURCE: Sheridan’s Open Access institutional repository
http://source.sheridancollege.ca

Guide for faculty: Introduction to Open Access
https://sheridancollege.libguides.com/c.php?g=677634&p=4879523


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

SOURCE is Sheridan’s open access repository for the scholarly output, research and creative expression of our academic community. Participation is voluntary.


SOURCE is Sheridan’s open access repository for the scholarly output, research and creative expression of our academic community. Participation is voluntary.

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