Open Access Resources
UNT has taken an active role in promoting Open Access.
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UNT Open Access Policy
The University of North Texas (UNT) was the first public institution in the state of Texas to implement a policy in support of Open Access. The UNT Faculty Senate voted overwhelmingly to support the policy on March 9, 2011, and the policy was approved by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs on February 1, 2012. The UNT Faculty Senate unanimously approved revisions to the policy on November 8, 2017, and September 8, 2021, and the current version went into effect on December 22, 2021. See the current version.
About this Site
Open Access @ UNT is an initiative that provides information about the open access movement and engages researchers at UNT by providing information about UNT's institutional open access policy.
This website provides resources about open access, including UNT's annual symposium and other news and events related to open access.
UNT Scholarly Works is the Libraries' Newest Digital Open Access Collection
The UNT Scholarly Works Collection provides global access to the UNT Community's research, creative and scholarly output. Articles, papers, artwork, music, research data, reports, presentations and more are all available to the public. This open access collection enables the UNT community to share their knowledge and expertise with a worldwide audience. It is continuously growing as more faculty members submit their works to be added to the collection.
UNT Faculty Senate Approves Open Access Policy
On March 9, 2011, the UNT Faculty Senate voted overwhelmingly to support the UNT Policy on Open Access to Scholarly Works. Work on the policy began in 2010 with the establishment of an Open Access Policy Committee. The Committee developed drafts of the policy document, revised with input from faculty members, Faculty Senators, external reviewers, and others.