Policy for Development and Use of Open Education Resources in Covenant University.
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Establishing an Open Access Policy (OAP) in an
academic institution is unlike establishing other policies the
institution might have developed. An OAP in an academic
institution would require the active participation of all
stakeholders; researcher/faculty, library, management
(Administration) and even students. OAP development in
Covenant University spanned a total of 13 months; covering,
draft policy development, legal review of policy, review of OAP
by the university community, revision of policy document
following institutional review, adoption of OAP by university
community, ratification of OAP by University Senate. The OAP
development period also saw a deliberate effort by the university
through its Open Access (OA) office to sensitize its community on
the drive for OA, as well as educates strategic units and
departments of the university on OA issues to bring such key
units and department abreast on OA and ensure proper
execution on the OAP. Covenant University now operates an
OAP for the development and use of open educational resources,
alongside Institutional Repository (IR) guidelines. The OAP
covers publications and access to research information, pedagogy
materials and tools as well as access to non-research or
pedagogical materials in the university and by the university
workers, researchers and faculty.
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