The Universidad de Oriente’s (Venezuela) Council Unanimously Approved Concept of OA

The Universidad de Oriente is actively participating in OPEN ACCESS WEEK, 2009.  The Academic Council of the University unanimously approved the concept of the OA and collecting all intellectual products (Thesis, Dissertations and journals) of the University on Open Access

Here are some additional highlighted activities:

• Organized a triangular videoconference with two other universitiesin Venezuela.
• Hosting workshops on different campuses of the University to promote the benefit of the Open access and promoting OA
• Posting posters on campus on the doors of all classrooms and libraries.
• The Universidad de Oriente signed the Declaration of BOAI (http://www.soros.org/openaccess/sign.shtml. )last week
• Published News letter on the celebration of Open Access week on the
  university web page (www.udo.edu.ve) and local News Paper.
• They are building an Institutional Repository using DSpace,
  and hoping to launch within a month with thousands of academic
  resources.