Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI)

 
Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions
The Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI) brings together representatives from North American universities with established faculty open access policies and those in the process of developing such policies. It was formed to share information and experiences and to illuminate opportunities for moving faculty-led open access forward at member institutions and advocating for open access nationally and internationally.  COAPI will offer a collection of best and evolving practices to act as a roadmap for inspiring, promoting and implementing open access polices at institutions without existing or effective open access policies.
 
Happy Anniversary COAPI! On July 19th, 2011 an initial group of 21 universities with open access policies met by phone conference to discuss the establishment of the Coalition. Since that time the Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions has grown to 46 universities and research centers in North America, at the time of this writing.
 
A brief summary of activities and accomplishments outlines the success and growth during its first year. Highlights include COAPI’s January 2012 response to the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Request for Information, and the COAPI’s June 13, 2012 letter submitted in support of FRPAA to congressmen.
 
For further information about COAPI, please contact us at COAPI [at] arl [dot] org
 
COAPI institutions include:
 
Arizona State University
Athabasca University
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell University
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Columbia University
Concordia University-Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Concordia University-Portland
Creighton University
Duke University
Emory University 
Florida State University
Georgia Tech
Gustavus Adolphus College
Harvard University
Hope College
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Lafayette College
MIT
Miami University
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Oberlin College
Olin College of Engineering
Oregon State University
Pennsylvania State University
Princeton University
Purdue University 
Rollins College
Stanford University
Trinity University
University of Florida
University of Hawaii-Manoa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Massachusetts
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of North Texas
University of Northern Colorado
University of Oregon
University of Texas system
University of Washington
Utah State University
Wake Forest University
Washington University (St. Louis)