Drafting an Open Access Policy : some notes | Normes pour la gestion de l'information agricole

"Many institutions follow-up their commitment to openness by crafting a policy - as a guideline for institutional partners in handling open access related issues. Open Access Policies are either departmental, institutional, multi-institutional,or funder policies (see ROARMAP). While there are many reasons for institutions coming up with an open access policy, in most cases two objectives emerge, (1) to maximise the visibility, usage, and impact of research output by maximizing online access for all would be users and researchers worldwide (research output as a public good),and to (2) maximize the visibility of an institution’s scholarly products (institutional good) ... Key componets of an Open Access Policy Document ..."