"The open-access movement aims to put peer-reviewed research and literature on the internet for free and remove most copyright restrictions."
If an MIT faculty member publishes in a peer-reviewed journal, MIT can make that article available for free. Make as many copies as you'd like. Use it however you'd like (as long as you don't sell it for profit). For free. -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 [email protected] Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director Project Syllabus APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology APA's p...@cc Committee -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 1:00 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] MIT Faculty Open-Access Policy I don't understand the implications. Plain English please. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 10:33:38 -0700 >From: "Frantz, Sue" <[email protected]> >Subject: [tips] MIT Faculty Open-Access Policy >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > "Passed by Unanimous of the Faculty, March 18, 2009 > > "The Faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of > Technology is committed to disseminating the fruits > of its research and scholarship as widely as > possible. In keeping with that commitment, the > Faculty adopts the following policy: Each Faculty > member grants to the Massachusetts Institute of > Technology nonexclusive permission to make available > his or her scholarly articles and to exercise the > copyright in those articles for the purpose of open > dissemination. In legal terms, each Faculty member > grants to MIT a nonexclusive, irrevocable, paid-up, > worldwide license to exercise any and all rights > under copyright relating to each of his or her > scholarly articles, in any medium, provided that the > articles are not sold for a profit, and to authorize > others to do the same. The policy will apply to all > scholarly articles written while the person is a > member of the Faculty except for any articles > completed before the adoption of this policy and any > articles for which the Faculty member entered into > an incompatible licensing or assignment agreement > before the adoption of this policy. The Provost or > Provost's designate will waive application of the > policy for a particular article upon written > notification by the author, who informs MIT of the > reason." (Full article here: http://bit.ly/uWlsO) > > > > Are any of your colleges or universities taking such > a stand? > > > > Sue > > > > -- > Sue Frantz > Highline Community College > Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, > WA > 206.878.3710 x3404 > [email protected] > > Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, > Associate Director > > Project Syllabus > > APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of > Psychology > > > > APA's p...@cc Committee > > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
