Guided by Values: Creating an Open Values Statement

Abstract

IUPUI University Library has long been committed to advancing Open, including efforts related to research, digital collections and data, publications, scholarly products, and technological resources in support of that commitment. Recognizing that the Library does not have the resources to make an impact in all areas of this work, we established an advisory group to assess current and future investments in open initiatives. The first step in this work was to create an Open Values Statement, and thus a guidepost, for assessing the ways in which we invest in the advancement of open scholarship and infrastructure. This Project Briefing will describe the inclusive process used to develop the Open Values Statement, share the values themselves, and describe the next steps for the advisory group.