Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions

Today’s Chronicle of Higher Ed reports that 22 colleges and universities across the country have banded together to form the Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (Coapi). From the Chronicle article:

“The goal is to provide more practical advice and ideas for refining and expanding policies on our individual campuses but also to leverage those policies into action,” said Lorraine Haricombe, the dean of libraries at Kansas.

This is definitely an initiative for all open access advocates to keep an eye on, and I look forward to hearing more about the group’s efforts.