History of Open Access in the California State University system

History of Open Access in the California State University system

Following is a list of CSU campuses – and other CSU entities -- where the academic senates have passed Open Access (OA) resolutions, or are in the process of passing a resolution. 

• 2010:  San Jose:  https://libguides.sjsu.edu/ld.php?content_id=9012958

• 2013:  Northridge:  http://www.csun.edu/senate/resolutions/openaccess-resolution112113.pdf

• 2014:  San Marcos:  https://www.csusm.edu/senate/quicklinks/pdfs/resolution-in-support-of-open-access-for-faculty-publications.pdf

• 2016:  Fullerton: 

  • 2016 May 17 – CSU Fullerton Academic Senate (AS) passes “Resolution in Support of Open Access for Faculty Publications” (ASD 16-89) to raise awareness and to call for the creation of an opt-in OA Policy

  • 2017 February 8 – Pollak Library hosts What’s Brewing, keynoted by Chris Kelty, instrumental in the UC system passing an opt-out Green OA Policy. President García, Provost Puri, and Academic Senators attend.

  • 2017 May 18 – After a Green OA Policy (ASD 17-57) passed AS Library committee and made the Senate agenda, Bilby presents on the policy at the invitation of AS Chair Emily Bonney. Time expires before a vote can be cast at EOY Senate meeting.

  • 2017-2021 – AS Library Committee passes nearly identical policies three more times, but legal concerns prevent Exec from bringing it to plenary.

• 2016:  CSU Council of Library Deans (COLD):  http://libraries.calstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cold-open-access.pdf

• 2019:  ASCSU:  The ASCSU Green OA Resolution has its second reading in ASCSU plenary. Bruschke sponsors, and Janousek (CSULB) speaks in favor. The resolution is unanimously passed (AS-3376-19/FA).

• 2020:  At Sacramento State, the academic senate was encouraged to pass an OA resolution in fall 2020, but no action yet.

• 2021:  East Bay: the Academic Senate passed a version of the OA policy on 4/14/2020; President Morishita sent it back to the Senate for revisions before signing. The Academic Senate unanimously passed the revised OA policy on April 13, 2021 and it was made effective by signature of President Cathy A. Sandeen on May 19, 2021.

Other OA-related matters in the CSU:

• 2010-present:  Many CSU campuses celebrate Open Access Week with special presentations, outreach, awards, etc.

• Fresno State held an Open Access Symposium in 2018

• Fresno State Library has maintained an Open Access fund since 2019.  See https://library.fresnostate.edu/service/open-access-publishing-fund

• 2020:  CSU negotiates “Read and Publish” agreement with Elsevier.  All corresponding authors affiliated with CSU campuses have APC fees waived and can choose to make their articles open access in most Elsevier journals in the two years covering 2020-2021.  See https://www.elsevier.com/open-access/agreements/california-state-university and https://libraries.calstate.edu/csu-elsevier-renewal/