Open access in Canada
In Canada the Institutes of Health Research effected a policy of open access in 2008, which in 2015 expanded to include the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.[1][2] The Public Knowledge Project began in 1998 at University of British Columbia.[3][1] Notable Canadian advocates for open access include Leslie Chan, Jean-Claude Guédon, Stevan Harnad, Heather Morrison, and John Willinsky.[4]
Journals
Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal issued one of the world's first open access journals, Surfaces (ISSN 1188-2492) in 1991.[5] Since then, many editorial boards of scholarly journals in Canada have decided to publish in open access form,[citation needed] allowing readers to access articles for free and to freely reuse the information they contain. Typically, the intention is to foster further research, to advance scholarship and the production of knowledge, and to encourage reuse of research without the obstacle of costly access.[citation needed]
Repositories
There are some 88 collections of scholarship in Canada housed in digital open access repositories.[6]
Timeline
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Key events in the development of open access in Canada include the following:[according to whom?]
- 1998
- 2006
- November: Athabasca University begins policy encouraging deposits in its institutional repository.[8][9]
- 2009
- October: York University begins open access policy.[8][9]
- 2017
- Coalition Publi.ca founded to support publishing in social sciences and humanities fields.[10]
See also
- Open data in Canada
- Open educational resources in Canada
- Science and technology in Canada
- Open access in other countries
References
- ^ a b "Canada". Global Open Access Portal. UNESCO. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications". Science.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "History". Pkp.sfu.ca. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Open Access". HLWIKI International. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Nancy Pontika (ed.). "Early OA journals". Open Access Directory. US: Simmons School of Library and Information Science. OCLC 757073363. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Browse by Country: Canada". Registry of Open Access Repositories. United Kingdom: University of Southampton. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "History", Érudit, Montréal, retrieved 18 June 2018
- ^ a b Peter Suber (2012). Open Access. MIT Press. p. 192. ISBN 9780262517638.
- ^ a b "Browse by country: Canada". ROARMAP: Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies. UK: University of Southampton. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Coalition Publi.ca, Canada, retrieved 18 June 2018
Further reading
- Devon Greyson; et al. (2010). "Open Access in Canada: A Strong Beginning". Feliciter. 56. Canadian Library Association. ISSN 0014-9802.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - Andrea Kwan (2011), Open Access and Scholarly Monographs in Canada, MPub Project Reports, Simon Fraser University
- John Dupuis, ed. (2013). "Resources on Open Access in Canada". Confessions of a Science Librarian.
- Taylor Price (2016). Open Access Publishing in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Canada (Master of Arts thesis). Lakehead University.
External links
- "Scholarly Communication: Open Access". Carl-abrc.ca. Canadian Association of Research Libraries.
- "Tag oa.canada". Open Access Tracking Project. Harvard University. OCLC 1040261573.
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