Senate Bill 08-09-25
| Bill ID: | 08-09-25 |
| Name: | Resolution on Open Access to Scholarly Publications |
| Proposed: | 03/23/2009 |
| Sponsor: | Faculty Affairs Committee |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 04/23/2009 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2009-04-16 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-04-23 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to reject the resolution. |
| Actions: | The Senate discussed the proposed resolution at its 4/23/2009 meeting. After several failed amendments, the Senate voted against the resolution in its entirety. |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2009-03-16 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-03-23 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the resolution on the April 23, 2009 Senate meeting agenda for consideration. |
| Actions: | The SEC discussed the proposed language from the Faculty Affairs Committee at its 3/23/2009 meeting. The committee voted to accept the resolution and place it on the Senate meeting agenda for 4/23/2009. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Faculty Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2008-11-24 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-03-03 |
| Decision Due By: | 2009-04-06 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The Faculty Affairs Committee discussed the issue of open access to journals at its meetings on December 1, 2008 and February 3, 2009. The committee formed a subgroup and a draft of the resolution was submitted to committee members on February 27, 2009. This draft was agreed upon at the March 3, 2009 meeting with one change and the committee voted to send the final version to the SEC for review. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2008-11-10 |
| Decision Date: | 2008-11-17 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the Faculty Affairs Committee with review of the issue. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed several reports from the University Libraries and reviewed the issue of open access for journals. After much discussion, the SEC decided to charge the Faculty Affairs Committee with writing a Senate resolution in support of open access to journals. |
| Next Step: | Faculty Affairs Committee Review |