{"151721":{"#nid":"151721","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Faculty to Vote on Open Access Policy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhether it\u2019s deciding what type of cancer treatment is most effective or formulating an argument to support a scientific theory, being aware of the latest research is essential to how people make decisions. But getting your hands on these studies can be an expensive challenge for people who don\u2019t have access to scholarly journals.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo remedy this problem, Georgia Tech wants to adopt an open access policy that would make much of the research conducted at the Institute free and accessible to all. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAn open access policy would allow faculty members to retain some copyrights to their research publications and have the option to place them in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESMARTech\u003C\/a\u003E repository \u2014 which is accessible to anyone in the world,\u201d said Ellen Zegura, co-chair of the subcommittee on open access and a professor in the School of Computer Science. \u201cAnd faculty members could opt out if they weren\u2019t interested in participating.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZegura and fellow co-chair Steve McLaughlin have worked with a team of representatives from across all campus colleges and Georgia Tech Research Institute to draft a policy that suits the needs of Georgia Tech faculty. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the next few months, a series of town halls will be held to provide faculty members the opportunity to share feedback regarding the policy, and in November, the faculty will vote on whether to adopt it. The town halls will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on the following dates:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWednesday, Sept. 12, Room 117, Student Services Buildings\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMonday, Sept. 24, Room 144, Clough Commons\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWednesday, Oct. 10, Room 175, Tech Square Research Building\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ewz@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EZegura\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:swm@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMcLaughlin\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOpen Access FAQ\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhy is this policy necessary now?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOpen access is already required by a growing number of funding agencies, and a number of institutions such as Duke and Princeton have created open access policies. In addition, creating a policy on this issue provides Tech with an opportunity to help frame the debate on a state level. At this point, no other state institutions have such a policy.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECan I opt out?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYes. There will be a simple, opt-out procedure. No questions will be asked if you choose not to participate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDo academic journals support these policies?\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EMany academic journals are moving in the direction of support for open access publishing. There is variability across fields, but in general, journals recognize that the publishing landscape is changing rapidly and that journals will need to make changes to maintain viability and value.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech wants to adopt an open access policy that would make much of the research conducted at the Institute free and accessible to all.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech wants to adopt an open access policy that would make much of the research conducted at the Institute free and accessible to all."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2012-09-05 08:52:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:47","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-09-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-09-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"3232","name":"open access"},{"id":"42551","name":"open access policy"},{"id":"167290","name":"SMARTech"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ewz@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EEllen Zegura\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECo-Chair of Open Access Subcommittee\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}