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PolyU Adopts Open Access Policy
in support of open and unrestricted access to Published Research

  


To support PolyU academic community in disseminating research results widely and freely, at its 187th meeting on 20 January 2010, the Research Committee (RC) considered and approved the following Open Access Policy for implementation from the beginning of the 2010/11 academic year:

PolyU academic and researchers are required to deposit electronic copies of their peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings (author’s final accepted manuscript) in the PolyU Institutional Repository (PolyU IR) for open access, as of the date of paper publication.  Full text of other research outputs should also be deposited where appropriate.

PolyU authors will provide to the University Library copies of their work and the University Library will determine publisher agreements permit deposit in institutional repositories for public access.  PolyU IR staff will check publishers’ copyright agreements to ensure that the deposits are permitted.

This Policy will, over time, enable the rich peer-reviewed output of this University to be collected, showcased, and make available for worldwide access via the PolyU IR (a digital initiative created and maintained by the University Library). 

You can help to make this Policy a real success by submitting your published research through any one of the following channels:

  1. direct online submission to the PolyU IR (http://irmgt.lib.polyu.edu.hk/irdbms/), or
  2. emailing your articles to the PolyU IR staff at lbir@polyu.edu.hk, or by
  3. contacting your Faculty/Schools Librarian
    Faculty/Schools Librarian
    Faculty Librarian (FH) Ms Susanna Tsang 2766-6858 lbstsang@polyu.edu.hk
    Faculty Librarian (FAST) Mr Anthony Ho 2766-6860 lbaho@polyu.edu.hk
    Faculty Librarian (FB) Mr William Ho 2766-6893 lbwkho@polyu.edu.hk
    Faculty Librarian (FCLU) Ms Celia Chow 2766-6852 lbcelia@polyu.edu.hk
    Faculty Librarian (FENG) Ms Karen Chan 2766-6886 lbkaren@polyu.edu.hk
    Faculty Librarian (FHSS) Ms Jane Tsang 2766-6859 lbjane@polyu.edu.hk
    Schools Librarian (SD/SHTM) Ms Kitty Siu 2766-6908 lbkitty@polyu.edu.hk

We are excited to be able to work with you to facilitate direct communication to enhance the scholarly impact of your research while further raising PolyU's profile internationally.

Steve O'Connor
University Librarian
1 September 2010