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Forwarding new OA policy evaluator from CSIS

For raw data on OA mandates, see also ROARMAP =
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/policysignup/

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> From: Remedios Melero <rmelero@iata.csic.es>
> Date: July 15, 2010 3:14:19 AM EDT
> To: boai-forum@ecs.soton.ac.uk, SPARC-OAForum@arl.org
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> Good mornig!
> In the last Open Repositories Conference which was held last week in =
Madrid (http://or2010.fecyt.es/publico/Home/index.aspx ) was presented =
in the poster session the project called MELIBEA.
> MELIBEA (http://www.accesoabierto.net/politicas/)  is a directory and  =
a validator of institutional open-access (OA) policies regarding =
scientific and academic work. As a directory, it describes the existing =
policies. As a validator, it subjects them to qualitative and =
quantitative analysis based on fulfilment of a set of indicators ( =
http://www.accesoabierto.net/politicas/politicas_estructura.php) that =
reflect the bases of an institutional policy.
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> Based on the values assigned to a set of indicators, weighted =
according to their importance, the validator indicates a score and a =
percentage of fulfilment for each policy analyzed. The sum of weighted =
values of each indicator is converted to a percentage scale to give what =
we have called the =93validated open-access percentage=94 (see how i t =
is calculated:  =
http://www.accesoabierto.net/politicas/default.php?contenido=3Dacerca ).
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> The types of institution analyzed include universities, research =
centres, funding agencies and governmental organizations.
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> MELIBEA has three main objectives:
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> 	=95 1. To establish indicators that reveal the strong and weak =
points of institutional OA polices.
> 	=95 2. To propose a methodology to guide institutions when they =
are drawing up an institutional OA policy.
> 	=95 3. To offer a tool for comparing the contents of policies =
between institutions.
> The aim is not to be a ranking, but to offer a tool where to aanlyse =
and visualize the weaknesses or strenghts of an institutional OA policy =
based on its wording. It seems something trivial  but accomplishment of =
a policy is based on its terms.
> Please if you detect any mistake or you would like to make a comment, =
contact me. I will be pleased if you could check your policy, if any, to =
analyse our approach.
> Best wishes
> Reme
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