Dear University of Manitoba community member,

There are two days left to participate in our survey, Advancing Open Access at the University of Manitoba.  If you haven’t yet, please take a moment now to share your experiences regarding Open Access publishing. As described in our initial invitation (below), the survey is expected to take 15 minutes of your time and will be used to gather baseline data from the University of Manitoba research community -  faculty with research responsibilities, administrators who support research, students who practice research, and the many others who are involved in various capacities.

To engage in the survey please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/openaccess2022 The Survey will close on Friday, February 4th at 11:59 PM.

Thank you,

Advancing Open Access Subcommittee, Senate Committee on Libraries

From: Janet Rothney <Janet.Rothney@umanitoba.ca>
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 2:24 PM
To: "all-students@lists.umanitoba.ca" <all-students@lists.umanitoba.ca>
Subject: Survey invitation: Advancing Open Access at the University of Manitoba

Dear member of the UM community,

We invite you to respond to our survey, Advancing Open Access at the University of Manitoba.

The UM Senate has identified the advancement of open access as a priority. UM faculty, students (undergraduate and graduate) as well as administrative staff are more frequently working with open access publishers, open access repositories, and open access resources. At the same time, grant agencies are also requiring that the research they fund be made available online without charge to the public. The purpose of the survey is to get a baseline understanding of how the UM community currently understands and engages with Open Access publishing.

The Advancing Open Access Subcommittee is affiliated with the Senate Committee on Libraries, and was formed by Senate approval in June, 2020. Members include faculty representatives, research administrators, library staff and student representatives. We invite members of the UM research community from all areas to participate; faculty with research responsibilities, administrators who support research, students who practice research, and the many others who are involved in various capacities. Your voice is important and valued.

This survey is expected to take approximately 15 minutes to complete. The survey is hosted on the SurveyMonkey platform. Information will be held in confidence and handled in a confidential manner.

Access the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/openaccess2022  Survey will close on Friday, February 4th at 11:59 PM. We plan to send one email reminder, two days before the survey closes.

Thank you,

Advancing Open Access Subcommittee, Senate Committee on Libraries