Open Access: Library Support

Yale University “as a matter of fundamental policy...encourages the wide dissemination of scholarly work produced by members of the Yale community, including copyrightable works” (Yale University Copyright Policy). The Yale University Library (YUL) supports this policy in a variety of ways:

• Funding for selected open access publications and initiatives that:
  • Support a wide range of collection-related initiatives designed to increase the availability of scholarly research materials to the global community. (Yale University Policy Open Access to Digital Representations of Works in the Public Domain from Museum, Library, and Archive Collections)
  • Encourage the development of new cost models as an alternative to current subscription models that involve paywalls and other restrictions.
• Funding for selected journals and programs that provide discounts on author processing charges (APCs) for Yale authors.
• EliScholar, a repository for the scholarly output of researchers at Yale University. It promotes dissemination of their work, and preserves it in a freely-accessible, long-term archive. EliScholar allows researchers and other interested readers anywhere in the world to learn about and keep up to date with Yale scholarship.
• Preservation, digitization, and transmission of Yale University museum, library, and archival public domain collections for Yale students, faculty, and the general public. (Yale University Policy Open Access to Digital Representations of Works in the Public Domain from Museum, Library, and Archive Collections)
• Consultation services on issues of scholarly communication and copyright. Contact the copyright and licensing librarian.

For more information, contact:

Daniel Dollar

Associate University Librarian for Collections, Preservation, and Digital Scholarship
Yale University Library

daniel.dollar@yale.edu

(203) 432-9534

For medical OA resources, contact:

Lindsay Barnett

Collection Development & Scholarly Communication Librarian
Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

lindsay.barnett@yale.edu

(203) 785-2883

For science and social science OA resources, contact:

Kevin Merriman

Director of Collection Management, Technical Services, and Access Services Center for Science and Social Science Information
Yale University Library

kevin.merriman@yale.edu

(203) 436-9852