Meeting Updates
David Durden [Data Services Librarian] gave an overview of the Qualitative Data Repository… Continue
UMD PACT members reviewed the first draft policy language that mirrors the recommended Harvard policy model. The final draft will be reviewed by the Office of General Counsel after which it will be taken to a series of discipline-specific meetings hosted by PACT across campus.
Dan Mack [Associate… Continue
The group reviewed a draft change proposal for its policy initiative: “Achieving Equitable, Sustainable Access to the University of Maryland’s Scholarship and Research”. It is now under review by the Office of General Counsel and will be used to guide discussions with stakeholders to build support. … Continue
Discussion centered on the most effective way to raise awareness by, and support from, both faculty/college and upper campus administration. The group will write a White Paper to include background and use cases as a next step; this will be used in discussions with the campus community and upper administration.
Group… Continue
Guest: Jeff Mackie-Mason, University Librarian and Chief Digital Scholarship Officer at UC Berkeley, co-chair of the UC negotiation team.
Negotiations on transformative agreements began in 2018 and are a major priority for the University of California. They spent two years drawing up a strategic plan… Continue
Guests: Rebecca Mugridge, Dean of University Libraries, and Mary Van Ullen, Director of Collections from the University at Albany, SUNY [see SUNY Libraries reach agreement with Elsevier | University Libraries… Continue
Peter Suber, Director of the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication, Director of the Harvard Open Access Project, and a Senior Researcher at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society attended this virtual meeting.
Peter began by… Continue
The group discussed the final draft of UMD’s Licensing Principles. The draft has now been posted to the UMD PACT website and is open for comment via an… Continue