Cynthia Hudson Vitale
Head, Research Informatics and Publishing
Pennsylvania State University
Daniel Coughlin
Head, Strategic Technologies
Pennsylvania State University
Brandy Karl
Head, Scholarly Communications and Copyright
Pennsylvania State University
Ana Enriquez
Scholarly Communications Outreach Librarian
Pennsylvania State University
Research and practice have shown that for institutional open access policies and mandates to be successful, infrastructure and support need to include integrations that: 1) extend beyond the repository, and, 2) minimize researcher burden. In January 2020 the Pennsylvania State University Open Access Policy went into effect. In support of this policy the team created both a workflow solution and technical solution that sought to minimize researcher burdens, fit within existing researcher workflows, and leverage existing, established technologies and services, including those beyond the institutional repository. Attendees to this presentation will learn details about the workflow solution, including mechanisms for waivers, compliance, and outreach, as well as information about our integrated technical solution that leverages existing digital applications and faculty processes.
