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"The free flow of information is core to our institutional mission and critical for the advancement of knowledge. Universities have a responsibility to ensure sustained access to the knowledge created within the academy, and the Digital Conservancy offers the University of Minnesota community an opportunity to provide both open access to and preservation of our faculty's work."

--Tom Sullivan, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost

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Expanding the Reach of Research

Scholars at the University of Minnesota and elsewhere are transforming scholarly communication. We exert our influence as authors, editors, reviewers, and members of universities and scholarly societies to support positive publishing practices that expand the reach and impact of research.

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Hot Topic: New NIH requirement for public access to research articles

Knowing what to look for in publishers' policies helps researchers make informed choices of publications that reflect their goals and values.

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The copyright policies of different publishers range from liberal to highly restrictive; the University of Minnesota has joined other institutions in supporting authors' control of rights to their works.

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New models of publishing, such as open-access journals or the University's Digital Conservancy, break down the economic barrier of high prices in order to reach more readers.

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