[eIFLoa] HKU URC endorsement of the Open Access Advantage

[Iryna Kuchma]

Apologise for cross-posting

----- Forwarded message from dtpalmer at hku.hk -----
    Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:47:32 +0800
    From: David Palmer <dtpalmer at hku.hk>
Reply-To: David Palmer <dtpalmer at hku.hk>
Subject: HKU URC endorsement of the Open Access Advantage

HKU Research Committee Agrees to Endorse a Paper on the Open Access
Advantage



The University Research Committee of the University of Hong Kong at their
September meeting discussed a paper, attached (or here:
http://hub.hku.hk/handle/123456789/49851), describing the benefits of
placing research results in open access, freely available to everyone.  This
paper, authored by the undersigned Hong Kong Open Access Committee,
described how large players, such as the US National Institute of Health and
the UK's Wellcome Institute now require their funded researchers to place
their research results in open access, and the increase in citations and
reputation that they expect to achieve with this action.



The HKU URC found that there is an Open Access Advantage, and that if
policy is adopted in favour of open access it will achieve RGC and HKU
stated goals of Knowledge Transfer.  They agreed to endorse the arrangements
suggested in this paper under, "Specific Proposal", for how RGC and the UGC
funded institutions can likewise place their research results in open
access.



We ask that recipients of this email and attached paper, make this result
widely known, with the goal of requiring open access on Hong Kong tax-payer
funded research, for Hong Kong citizens, and the world.  We encourage other
relevant authorities and committees to likewise consider and make policy to
require open access on publicly funded research.  We have an opportunity to
showcase our research wealth with the world, and thereby make a truly
historic decision.



John Bacon-Shone, The University of Hong Kong

Edwin Cheng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Anthony Ferguson, The University of Hong Kong

Carmel McNaught, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

David Palmer, The University of Hong Kong

Ah Chung Tsoi, Hong Kong Baptist University

-          Chair, HK OA Committee





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HKU Research Committee Agrees to Endorse a Paper on the Open Access
Advantage



The University Research Committee of the University of Hong Kong at their
September meeting discussed a paper, attached, describing the benefits of
placing research results in open access, freely available to everyone.  This
paper, authored by the undersigned Hong Kong Open Access Committee,
described how large players, such as the US National Institute of Health and
the UK's Wellcome Institute now require their funded researchers to place
their research results in open access, and the increase in citations and
reputation that they expect to achieve with this action.



The HKU URC found that there is an Open Access Advantage, and that if policy
is adopted in favour of open access it will achieve RGC and HKU stated goals
of Knowledge Transfer.  They agreed to endorse the arrangements suggested in
this paper under, "Specific Proposal", for how RGC and the UGC funded
institutions can likewise place their research results in open access.



We ask that recipients of this email and attached paper, make this result
widely known, with the goal of requiring open access on Hong Kong tax-payer
funded research, for Hong Kong citizens, and the world.  We encourage other
relevant authorities and committees to likewise consider and make
policy torequire
open access on publicly funded research.  We have an opportunity to showcase
our research wealth with the world, and thereby make a truly historic
decision.



John Bacon-Shone, The University of Hong Kong

Edwin Cheng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Anthony Ferguson, The University of Hong Kong

Carmel McNaught, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

David Palmer, The University of Hong Kong

Ah Chung Tsoi, Hong Kong Baptist University

-          Chair, HK OA Committee
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