University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication (UCOLASC) Reports
Reports
UCOLASC Statement on 100% Open Access Agreements with Publishers , February 2025
Request for Academic Senate endorsement of UCOLASC Statement on the University Libraries’ Negotiations with Publishers Regarding Fair Use, Text and Data Mining, and Artificial Intelligence Usage Rights , March 2024
Request for Academic Senate to co-sponsor the “The Right to Deposit” webinar , February 2024 [The Academic Council endorsed the proposal on February 28, 2024]
Retention of Author Rights in License to Publish Agreements , Academic Council Chair Cochran's transmittal to President Drake and Provost Newman of UCOLASC Chair Hildebrand's letter to the Project Transform Negotiating Team Co-Chairs, May 2023
Statement of Concern about Possible Budget Cuts to the California Digital Library , from Academic Council Chair Gauvain to Provost Brown, January 2021
UCOLASC Letter on Unspent Subscription Funds , from UCOLASC Chair Ventry to Academic Council Chair Bhavnani, December 2019 )
UCOLASC Endorsement of Priorities for the CoUL Publisher Negotiation Task Force , from UCOLASC Chair Schneider to Publisher Negotiation Task Force Co-Chairs, May 2018
UCOLASC Endorsement of “Negotiating Journal Agreements at UC: A Call to Action,” from UCOLASC Chair Schneider to SLASIAC Chair Waugh, May 2018
Declaration of Rights and Principles to Transform Scholarly Communication , from UCOLASC Chair Schneider, April 2018
Support for the University's Open Access Mission , from Academic Council Chair Chalfant to President Napolitano, July 2017
Open Access Policy Implementation and Funding , from Academic Council Chair Gilly to Provost Dorr, March 2015
Open Access Policy , from Academic Council Chair Powell to Provost and Executive Vice President Dorr, August 2013
UCOLASC Letter regarding the Google Book Search Settlement , from members of the Academic Council and UCOLASC Chair Armi to the Office of the Clerk, J. Michael McMahon, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (8/13/09). This letter was not approved or endorsed by Academic Council.
Letter to UC faculty on Scholarly Publications , from UCOLASC Chair Pitts and the University Librarians to UC Faculty, November 2003
UCOLASC Resolution on Information Literacy (June 9, 2003)
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