Institutional principles for negotiating with publishers

This list is part of the Open Access Directory.


 * This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.


 * This is a list of library and university principles for negotiating with publishers. Some are from consortia rather than individual institutions.
 * When possible, include the date of public release.


 * Related lists in OAD: University statements on OA


 * Alphabetical by institution.


 * University of North Texas
 * Expectations for Library Vendors, first released February 2, 2018; subsequently revised more than once.


 * University of California
 * The UC principles themselves, April 25, 2018
 * Another copy, June 3, 2019.
 * Announcement of the UC principles, June 21, 2018
 * Berkeley blog post about the principles, July 27, 2018
 * Negotiating with scholarly journal publishers: A toolkit from the University of California, May 2019


 * Iowa State University
 * The ISU principles themselves, October 15, 2019
 * Article about the ISU principles, October 19, 2019


 * Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
 * The MIT Framework itself, October 23, 2019
 * Announcement of the MIT Framework, October 23, 2019
 * [https://library.harvard.edu/about/news/2019-10-23/harvard-librarys-commitment-open-access Harvard Library statement in support of the MIT Framework (part of a larger statement on OA), October 23, 2019.
 * UCalifornia statement in support of the MIT Framework, December 17, 2019
 * NERL endorsed the MIT Framework, January 21, 2020
 * NERL endorsed it again in its own negotiating principles (more under NERL below), March 3, 2021


 * Grand Valley State University (GVSU)
 * Principles for GVSU negotiations as summarized by librarian A. Scarlet Galvan, January 8, 2020


 * Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) [consortium]
 * GWLA Licensing Principles, June 12, 2020
 * GWLA Model License, last revised November 2019


 * University of Massachusetts Amherst
 * UMass Amherst Framework Principles for Provider Agreements, February 2021
 * Framework for Provider Agreements
 * Framework for Provider Agreements Frequently Asked Questions


 * NorthEast Research Libraries Consortium (NERL) [consortium]
 * NERL demands a better deal, March 3, 2021
 * These are the NERL negotiating principles.
 * NERL endorsed the MIT Framework in the doc above and in a separate doc, January 21, 2021
 * This blog post has a useful table of the NERL negotiating goals, May 26, 2021.


 * University of Maryland
 * Licensing principles
 * Announced May 27, 2021


 * FORCE11
 * Declaration of Researcher Rights in Negotiating the Future of Scholarly Communication, June 1, 2021


 * Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)
 * Recommended Principles and Terms for Electronic Resource Agreements, version 1.0 dated Spring 2022 (announced February 15, 2022).
 * Also see the Google Doc version.


 * University of Washington
 * UW apparently has similar principles but we haven’t found them yet. U Maryland mentions them (above).