# Independent review packet: University of California-Berkeley

Dataset version: 2026.08-calibration-3
First-pass review date: 2026-08-28
Profile: https://manusights.com/resources/research-publishing-support-index/university-of-california-berkeley
Protocol: https://manusights.com/resources/research-publishing-support-index/review

## Review boundary

This packet evaluates how easy institution-owned research-publishing support is to discover and use from public pages. It does not evaluate research quality, prestige, faculty performance, or the private quality of services. The first-pass composite is not a national rank, award, certification, or endorsement.

## Reviewer declaration

- Reviewer name:
- Affiliation and role:
- Relevant expertise:
- Conflict with this institution: [ ] None  [ ] Described below
- Conflict note:
- I confirm I am independent and have no disqualifying conflict: [ ] Yes  [ ] No
- I consent to public attribution of this review: [ ] Yes  [ ] No

## First-pass summary

Berkeley stands out for the breadth of its scholarly-communication and information-policy expertise, backed by lifecycle data support.

- Standout signal: The library explicitly covers author rights, contracts, privacy, text and data mining, and responsible AI alongside open access.
- Clearest opportunity: Create a central author journey that adds visible manuscript readiness and journal-submission support.

## Dimension checks

### Findability and navigation

- First-pass assessment: 13/15
- Rubric question: A researcher can find a coherent support hub, subject expertise, and a clear route to help.
- First-pass note: Data and scholarly-communication services are prominent, though the full support journey is distributed.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

### Literature search and evidence synthesis

- First-pass assessment: 13/15
- Rubric question: The institution offers practical help with searching, evidence synthesis, citations, and research discovery.
- First-pass note: Subject expertise, research consultations, and data discovery support evidence work across disciplines.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

### Manuscript preparation and submission

- First-pass assessment: 14/20
- Rubric question: Researchers can find guidance for writing, reporting, publication strategy, and preparing work for submission.
- First-pass note: Publishing consultations and scholarly-policy expertise assist authors, with less emphasis on manuscript editing or submission templates.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

### Open access, copyright, and publishing

- First-pass assessment: 19/20
- Rubric question: Public support covers publishing options, open access, rights, repositories, and author-cost questions.
- First-pass note: Scholarly Communication and Information Policy provides unusually broad expertise in open access, rights, contracts, privacy, and AI.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

### Integrity, reproducibility, data, and AI

- First-pass assessment: 18/20
- Rubric question: Researchers can access data-management, reproducibility, research-integrity, and responsible-AI guidance.
- First-pass note: Data-management consultation covers planning, security, metadata, publishing, sharing, and reproducibility.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

### Practical access and maintenance

- First-pass assessment: 9/10
- Rubric question: Help is actionable through consultations, workshops, templates, accessible pages, and current maintenance.
- First-pass note: Direct specialist email and consultation routes are clearly available.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

## Official evidence checks

### Source 1: UC Berkeley Scholarly Communication and Information Policy

- Official URL: https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/research/scholarly-communication
- Dimensions supported: findability, manuscript, publishing, integrity, access
- First-pass observation: The office advises on open access, copyright, author rights, contracts, licensing, privacy, text and data mining, and AI-related information policy.
- Source still resolves and is institution-owned: [ ] Yes  [ ] No
- Reviewer note:

### Source 2: UC Berkeley research data management guidance

- Official URL: https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/research/data-services
- Dimensions supported: evidence, integrity, access
- First-pass observation: The program offers consultation and training before, during, and after research on plans, security, metadata, workflows, publishing, and sharing.
- Source still resolves and is institution-owned: [ ] Yes  [ ] No
- Reviewer note:

## Independent outcome

- Outcome: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected
- Required note:
- Official evidence supporting any correction:
- Reviewed on (YYYY-MM-DD):

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