Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI)

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 policies at institutions without existing or effective open access policies.

Getting Started
COAPI can help you launch OA policy development at your institution. Start by joining COAPI, getting engaged and following best practices. Here’s a short flyer to walk you through the initial steps of getting started.

Joining COAPI
COAPI is an informal organization and at this time no dues are required to join. Potential members are asked to agree to a set of principles that guide COAPI's education and advocacy efforts. Membership in COAPI is divided into Full Member, Affiliate, and Community Member tiers on the basis of the stage of development or implementation of the joining institution's OA Policy. More information on COAPI membership and governance may be found here. To join COAPI, please contact us at: COAPI [at] arl [dot] org.

A brief summary of activities and accomplishments outlines the success and growth of COAPI. 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.

The COAPI Steering Committee consists of:
Jere Odell (Chair, 2015) jdodell [at] iupui [dot] edu
George Porter (Vice Chair, 2015)
Anne Langley (Past Chair)

Catherine Mitchell (through July 2016)
Shan Sutton (through July 2016)
Michael Boock (through July 2017)
Simone Sacchi (through July 2017)

Ada Emmett - Liaison between COAPI and SPARC OA Working Group

COAPI institutions include:
Full Members

Amherst College

Arizona State University

Boston University

Bryn Mawr College

Bucknell

California Digital Library

Cal State University Northridge

Caltech

College of Wooster

Columbia University

Connecticut College

Dartmouth

DePauw University

Duke University

Emory University

Georgia Tech

Grinnell College

Gustavus Adolphus (Library)

Harvard University

Hope College

IUPUI

Lafayette College

Miami University

MIT

Oberlin College

Olin College of Engineering

Oregon State University

Princeton

Purdue University

Rice University

Rollins College

Rutgers University

Trinity University (Texas)

UC San Francisco

UCLA

UNC Greensboro

University of California System

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Florida

University of Hawaii Manoa

University of Kansas

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

University of North Texas

University of Northern Colorado

University of Rhode Island

Utah State University

Wake Forest University

Wellesley College

Affiliate Members

Athabasca University

BYU

Concordia University - Portland

Creighton University

Florida State University

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Kansas State University

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Penn State

Stanford University

Syracuse University

Trinity College

University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Delaware

University of Florida

University of Kentucky

University of Las Vegas

University of Massachusetts Medical School

University of Oregon

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Washington

Washington University (St. Louis)

COAPI News

COAPI Response for OSTP Memorandum Articles
COAPI Response for OSTP Memorandum Data
An Opportunity for Your Campus to Support Open Access: Encourage your Provosts to sign Open Letter in Support of FASTR
COAPI Institution Contacts and their Open Access Policies
COAPI Launches OA Now
COAPI's first Annual Report - July 2012
COAPI Supports Guide to Good Practices for University Open Access Policies
COAPI Supports FRPAA
COAPI Support Access2Research White House Petition