id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crln-8047 Morrison, Heather; Waller, Andrew Open access and evolving scholarly communication: An overview of library advocacy and commitment, institutional repositories, and publishing in Canada 2008-09-01 5 .pdf application/pdf 2551 132 48 For example, the Alberta Heritage Founda- tion for Medical Research allows the research allowance portion of Independent Investiga- tor Awards Transition Awards to be used to cover open access publishing costs.10 The Ontario Institutes of Cancer Research (OICR) recently announced a strong open access mandate policy for OICR-funded research- ers.11 One interesting feature of the OICR policy is a dedicated fund to assist research- ers to pay article processing fees to publish in open access journals if they wish. The Canadian Library Association (CLA) recently approved an innovative “Position Statement on Open Access for Canadian Libraries,” calling for all libraries to participate in advocacy, educating patrons abut open access resources, and encouraging support for open access, including economic support. cache/crln-8047.pdf txt/crln-8047.txt