Implementation resources for the NIH policy

This list is part of the Open Access Directory.


 * This is a list of resources to help researchers and their institutions comply with public-access policy of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).


 * Related list on OAD: Publisher policies on NIH-funded authors.

Resources from the NIH itself

 * NIH policy home page


 * Text of the NIH policy


 * NIH FAQ on the policy


 * NIH FAQ for the manuscript submission process


 * NIH FAQ for publishers wishing to submit work on behalf of authors


 * The NIH manuscript submission home page. Don't overlook the links to online help.


 * NIH manuscript submission tutorials Slides, video, and PDF.


 * NIH manuscript submission help desk


 * NIH Public Access Communications and Training resources

Resources from library associations

 * Michael Carroll, Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy - Copyright considerations and options, a white paper from SPARC, Science Commons, and ARL, February 2008.


 * Guide for Research Universities, from the ARL, February 18, 2008.


 * Institutional Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy: Ensuring Deposit Rights, a webcast from ARL and NASULGC, March 7, 2008.


 * Kevin L. Smith, Managing Copyright for NIH Public Access: Strategies to Ensure Compliance, ARL Bimonthly Report, June 2008.


 * SPARC page on implementing the NIH policy, from SPARC.


 * SPARC Author Rights discussion forum, moderated by Kevin Smith. From SPARC.  A good place to ask and answer questions about compliance.

Resources from universities

 * University of California at Davis


 * University of California at San Diego and also here


 * University of California at San Francisco and also here


 * Cornell University


 * Duke University Medical Center Library


 * University of Florida


 * Georgetown University


 * University of Illinois


 * University of Illinois at Chicago


 * Indiana University Medical Libraries


 * University of Iowa, Division of Sponsored Programs


 * University of Iowa Libraries


 * Johns Hopkins University


 * University of Michigan


 * University of Minnesota


 * University of Missouri


 * MIT


 * University of North Carolina Population Center


 * Northeastern University


 * University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System


 * Purdue University


 * University of Rochester and also here


 * Rockefeller University


 * University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio


 * University of Virginia


 * Wake Forest University Health Sciences


 * Washington University in St. Louis, Becker Medical Library and also here and here and flowchart for compliance here


 * University of Wisconsin - Madison