eScholarship: Meet Rich Schneider

"Rich Schneider, UCSF Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Open Access champion, was instrumental in rallying UCSF faculty to pass an Open Access policy in May 2012. In this interview, Schneider reflects on this significant milestone and on the larger context of Open Access within the academy. View his perspective on the following: [1] Why Faculty Should Care About Open Access [2] Beyond Policy: How Can Faculty and Institutions Support Open Access? [3] Faculty Support for the OA Policy at UCSF [4] How We Passed the Policy at UCSF [5] The Economics of Open Access"