OUR@Oakland
OUR@Oakland is Oakland University's institutional repository maintained by the University Libraries. The aim of OUR@Oakland is to collect, organize, and showcase the scholarship, creative work, and archival and special collections created by or affiliated with the Oakland University community.
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- Material related to administrative and teaching activities of the university's academic departments and support units
- Publications created by the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly Association for Integrative Studies)
- Scholarship produced by OU faculty, including publications, presentations, and research data
- Programs from performances and events presented at the Meadow Brook Music Festival, beginning in the summer of 1964
- Historic university materials documenting the foundation and operations of the university and its operations, and collections devoted to specific subjects
Recent Submissions
Item type: Item , Faculty perspectives on open access: A multidimensional analysis of open-access usage and library relationships at an R2 institution(Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 2026-06-03) Van Loon, James E.; Rodriguez, Julia E.Introduction: The focus of this study is the broad impact open-access (OA) publishing has on all aspects of faculty members’ work (including publishing habits, research activities, and teaching) and on faculty relationships with the library. Methods: An online survey addressing the impact of OA publishing on faculty and on their relationship with the library was administered to full-time tenure-track faculty at an R2 institution. Responses were analyzed by disciplinary unit, and themes were developed from faculty qualitative responses. Results: A majority of faculty respondents had experience with OA publishing, with payment of article processing charges (APCs) to OA publishers, and with the use of OA materials in research and teaching. Many faculty respondents reported a substantial impact of OA on their research, teaching, and authorship, but expressed concern with the funding of OA publishing fees, with the quality and reputation of OA journals, and with the ethics of the OA business model. Discussion: Faculty respondents demonstrate differing levels of familiarity with OA materials in all three roles. Overall, they are more receptive to OA materials as readers and researchers and more demanding about the quality, impact, and cost of OA publishing as authors. Conclusion: Despite recognition of the benefits of OA materials, faculty respondents express concern over the cost, quality, and ethics of OA publishing. Faculty respondents also indicate a desire for the institution to provide funding for OA publications and rely on the library for expertise in locating, evaluating, and utilizing OA publications.Item type: Item , Faculty talking: Thoughts on open access publishing and the library's role(2025-10-23) Van Loon, James; Rodriguez, JuliaAn online survey addressing the impact of open-access publishing on faculty and on their relationship with the library was administered to full-time tenure-track faculty at an R2 institution. Responses were analyzed by disciplinary unit and themes were developed from faculty qualitative responses. In this presentation, we present a selection of quantitative and free-text responses from faculty about the impacts of open-access publishing and how the faculty's use of and relationship with the library has been impacted by the growth of OA materials.Item type: Item , The Pontiac Press: 1966-02-21(The Pontiac Press, 1966-02-21)Item type: Item , Minutes of the Formal Session of the Oakland University Board of Trustees, April 24, 2026(2026-04-24) Oakland University. Board of TrusteesA. Pledge of Allegiance | B. Call to Order | C. Roll Call | D. President's Report | E. Consent Agenda for Consideration/Action: Consent Agenda, Treasurer's Report, Minutes of the Board of Trustees Formal Session of February 13, 2026; University Personnel Actions; Acceptance of Gifts and Pledges to Oakland University for the Period January 27 - March 31, 2026; Acceptance of Gifts and Contracts to Oakland University for the Period January 1 - February 28, 2026; Final Graduate and Undergraduate School Report Fall 2025 - December 13, 2025; Discontinuance of Certain Academic Programs; Adoption of the Change in the Master of Music Degree to Combine Eight Standalone Majors into one Major with Concentrations; University Housing Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027; Meadow Brook Estate Operating Budget for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027; Intercollegiate Athletics Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027; Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards, Year Ended June 30, 2025; Appointment/Reappointment of Independent Accounting Firm; Approval for Increased Costs of the High Temperature Hot Water Permanent Redundancy Boiler Project; Approval for Extension to Contract for Residential and Retail Food Services on Campus; Resolution to rename The Oakland University Trustee Academic Success (OUTAS) Program as The Glenn D. McIntosh Academic Success Program; Resolution for Modification of Oakland University's University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction Policy on Degree Requirements to Create a Reduced Credit Degree; Adoption of the Change from Creative Writing, B.A., Specialization to Screenwriting, B.A.; Adoption of the Change from Creative Writing, B.A., Specialization in Fiction to Creative Writing, B.A.; Adoption of the Change from Biomedical Sciences: Medical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy to Biomedical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy; Adoption of the Change from Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, B.S., Specialization in Diagnostic Medical Sonography to Diagnostic Medical Sonography, B.S.; Adoption of the Change from Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, B.S., Specialization in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) to Medical Laboratory Science, B.S..; Amendment to the College of Arts and Sciences Minimum Degree Requirements for Graduation Policy; Revision to the Graduate School Policy for the minimum Number of Requirements for Ph.D. Program Credits; Resolution for Modification of Oakland University's University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction Policy on Degree Requirements; Approval of Change in the Supplemental Application Charge for the Master of Physician Assistant Science Program; Approval of Honorary Degree for Glenn McIntosh | F. New Items for Consideration/Action: Commendation of the Don and Jan O'Dowd Graduate Award; Commendation of Alfred G. and Matilda R. Wilson Awards and Human Relations Award | G. Other Items for Consideration/Action that May Come Before the Board | H. Trustee Comments & Discussion | I. AdjournmentItem type: Item , Oakland University Course Catalog 2025 - 2026(Oakland University, 2025-05)