Gaede, Franny
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Item Open Access Uniting Policy, Advocacy, and Education: Reframing the Open Access Policy as a Statement of Values in a Time of Funder Mandates(ACRL Publications, 2025) Rigby, Miriam; Gaede, FrannyOpen access policies are statements of advocacy, a way for institutions to express their values of openness, collaboration, and sharing, and a statement of commitment to our communities and the scholarly and creative process. We have progressed beyond open access policies being compliance tools, as funder mandates have emerged to serve that purpose. An institution’s open access policy operates hand in hand with the requirements of governments, funders, and disciplines to work in a manner that demonstrates transparency and returns knowledge and value to all.