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March 2024 Newsletter

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26 Apr 2024

February 2024 Newsletter

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26 Apr 2024

Shine on you crazy diamonds: New community of practice for diamond OA journal publishing

  • Blog
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10 Apr 2024

Australian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice Diamond Journal Publishing subgroup

09 Apr 2024

Graduate Researchers engage with open access and create an open video resource

  • Blog
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22 Mar 2024

Open Access Australasia Response to Chief Scientist’s Proposal for Open Access in Australia

  • News
  • Submissions
14 Mar 2024
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Work with us - we're looking for a new Director

  • News
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07 Mar 2024

Directory of Open Access Journals workshop

  • Seminars and workshops
Event Date: 18 Apr 2024
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Open Access Toolkit for Aotearoa New Zealand Researchers

The toolkit is designed to guide researchers through the process of making their journal articles Open Access.

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26 Jan 2024
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December 2023 Newsletter

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25 Jan 2024

Open Access Australasia’s response to the Draft National Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy Consultation

  • Responses
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15 Dec 2023
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November 2023 Newsletter

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30 Nov 2023

A snapshot of the OA landscape in Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand in 2022: Poster

Poster created by Janet Catterall for OAI13

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16 Nov 2023

Open access in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: a snapshot of the landscape in 2022

Presentation by Janet Catterall at Research Support Community Day 2023

  • Presentations
  • Seminars and workshops
16 Nov 2023

Open Access Australasia snapshot 2022

Open Access Australasia facts & figures for 2022

09 Nov 2023
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How community over commercialisation brought us together for OA Week 2023

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02 Nov 2023

October 2023 Newsletter

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30 Oct 2023

Open Access Week 2023 Zoom Backgrounds

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19 Oct 2023

We so loved open access

19 Oct 2023
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Council of Australian University Librarians and Open Access Australasia Statement on the American Chemical Society’s new Article Development Charges

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12 Oct 2023
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Open Access Australasia response to Australia’s draft National Science and Research Priorities

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05 Oct 2023

Power and Importance of Open Access by Ginny Barbour (2023)

  • Collaborations
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29 Sep 2023

August/September 2023 Newsletter

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28 Sep 2023

UK Reproducibility Network: Primers on Working in Open Access

Primers on Working in Open Research from the UK Reproducibility Network

  • Fact sheets
28 Sep 2023

Open Access Australasia Submission to the Academy of Social Science of Australia Concerning the Decadal Plan for Social Science Research Infrastructure 2023-32

  • Submissions
24 Aug 2023

July 2023 Newsletter

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31 Jul 2023

Open Access Australasia Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training

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18 Jul 2023

What does the word “community” mean to you in the context of teaching and research?

  • Blog
12 Jul 2023

OAA Report: A snapshot of the open access landscape in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in 2022

  • Blog
03 Jul 2023

Pick your pathway to open publishing - an interactive flowchart

  • Graphics
29 Jun 2023
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May/June 2023 Newsletter

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29 Jun 2023

Asia Pacific Equity Workshop 1st June 2023

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01 Jun 2023

Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on Equity in Open Access

Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on Equity in Open Access

  • Seminars and workshops
Event Date: 01 Jun 2023

Submission: Consultation process for National Science and Research Priorities and National Science Statement

  • Submissions
12 Apr 2023

Webinar #ebooksos: Making access to ebooks fair

  • Webinars
06 Apr 2023
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Making the case for SCOSS

Making the case for SCOSS

  • Collaborations
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Event Date: 06 Apr 2023

Open Science in Australia: How can we support key international initiatives

  • Webinars
Event Date: 30 Mar 2023

Feb/March 2023 Newsletter

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09 Mar 2023

Science for all

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08 Feb 2023

How can I persuade my institution to support collective funding for open access books?

  • Blog
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02 Feb 2023

Open Access Australasia Response to Review of the Australian Research Council Act 2001

  • Submissions
16 Dec 2022

December 2022 Newsletter

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14 Dec 2022

A first step in delivering a courageous vision of Open Research for Aotearoa

  • Blog
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04 Dec 2022
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OA101 participants get creative and share resources with CC-BY

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01 Dec 2022

Free access: publicly funded research v oligopoly

Interview with Michael Lester & Ginny Barbour on Northern Rivers Radio

  • News
22 Nov 2022

We keep using these words, when will we act on them?

  • Blog
17 Nov 2022

Open Publishing Case Studies released

  • Blog
  • Case studies
  • Collaborations
15 Nov 2022

Reflections on a successful & diverse OA Week 2022

PAST EVENT

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04 Nov 2022

September / October 2022 Newsletter

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19 Oct 2022

Open access licence choices: don't be afraid of open

Guest post by Richard White - University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand

  • Blog
17 Oct 2022

OA Week 2022 Zoom Backgrounds

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27 Sep 2022

Conversation with Campus Morning Mail's Stephen Matchett

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25 Sep 2022

Open Access Australasia welcomes NHMRC OA policy update

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20 Sep 2022

The need for a diverse Open Access research ecosystem

PAST EVENT

  • Lectures and talks
Event Date: 24 Aug 2022

July/August 2022 Newsletter

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02 Sep 2022

Freedom of the academic press

Dr Ginny Barbour speaks with Radio Adelaide's Tom Mann on the Breakfast show

  • Media
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02 Sep 2022

Open Access Australasia comment on US White House OSTP Public Access Guidance

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31 Aug 2022

The US has ruled all taxpayer-funded research must be free to read. What’s the benefit of open access?

This article by Dr Ginny Barbour was first published on The Conversation

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30 Aug 2022

White House moves on public access to research

The US Government has learnt the lessons of COVID-19, when immediate access to research became so important. CMM article by Dr Ginny Barbour.

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29 Aug 2022

Open access research repositories provide diversity and innovation publishers can’t match - they have a critical role in archiving, preserving and sharing the diverse content produced by universities

CMM article by Dr Ginny Barbour

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09 Aug 2022

Webinar 5: Supporting equity and diversity within scholarly communications: the DOAJ

PAST EVENT

  • Webinars
  • Past
Event Date: 13 Sep 2022

Open for Climate Justice

  • Blog
19 Jul 2022

Webinar 4: How the Power and Diversity of Citizen Science Globally supports the UNESCO Open Science Recommendation

PAST EVENT

  • Webinars
  • Past
Event Date: 26 Jul 2022

June Newsletter

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05 Jul 2022

Great start to a new era of OA learning

  • Blog
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30 Jun 2022

April / May Newsletter

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17 May 2022
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OA101 member-only 4 week online course

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  • Member Only Content
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03 May 2022

Open Access Australasia 2022 Election Statement: Call for investment in open scholarly publishing system in Australia

  • Submissions
03 May 2022

Webinar 3: Opportunities for supporting Open Access books

PAST EVENT

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Event Date: 24 May 2022

March Newsletter

March Newsletter

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31 Mar 2022

Making the case for SCOSS

  • Blog
22 Mar 2022

Open Access Australasia snapshot 2021

Open Access Australasia facts & figures for 2021

  • News
22 Mar 2022

Accelerating the paradigm shift towards Open Science and Data Sharing in Pandemic times and beyond

  • Lectures and talks
Event Date: 09 Mar 2022

Draft Copyright Reform Legislation: submission from Open Access Australasia

  • Submissions
15 Mar 2022

Webinar 2: Making the case for SCOSS

PAST EVENT

  • Webinars
  • Past
Event Date: 22 Mar 2022

New Executive Committee for Open Access Australasia

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02 Mar 2022

COURSE: Open Access 101

  • Member Only Content
22 Feb 2022

FAIR Principles and Open Access

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16 Feb 2022

Connecting the dots: 20+ years of open in Aotearoa.

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16 Feb 2022

Webinar 1: Reflections on 2021 and priorities for 2022

PAST EVENT

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Event Date: 08 Feb 2022

January / Febrary Newsletter

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08 Feb 2022

Openness, Integrity, Inclusion, and Innovation in Scholarly Communication: Competing or Complementary Forces?

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25 Jan 2022

Kicking off OA advocacy in 2022: Resources for OA advocates to use and adapt

  • Blog
10 Jan 2022

Open Access Australasia Submission to Australia National Research Infrastructure Roadmap Exposure Draft, December 2021

  • Submissions
04 Jan 2022

December 2021 Newsletter

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17 Dec 2021

Bibliodiversity, not commercial predominance, should be the future of open access

  • Blog
10 Dec 2021

Open Access Australasia in the news

  • Media
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09 Dec 2021

Consolidation continues to shrink scholarly communication market

  • News
08 Dec 2021

H5P Testing Post

25 Nov 2021

Open Access Australasia and CAUL support the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science

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25 Nov 2021

Promotional Resources

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23 Nov 2021

Behind the Scenes of Hack OA Everyday

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17 Nov 2021

October / November 2021 Newsletter

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16 Nov 2021

Huge engagement for Open Access Week 2021

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04 Nov 2021

Report of the 2021 Open Science UN Conference released ahead of COP26

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02 Nov 2021

OA week 2021 - a week to inspire and engage

With an underlying international theme of It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity, we have planned a series of events to highlight the range of initiatives that contribute to an open ecosystem.

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24 Oct 2021

Re-thinking the economics of legal publishing in Australia

PAST EVENT

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  • Past
Event Date: 19 Oct 2021

Connecting the dots: 20+ years of open in Australia

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  • Past
12 Oct 2021

OA Week 2021 Zoom Backgrounds

07 Oct 2021

September 2021 Newsletter

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30 Sep 2021

The role of 'open' in image credibility in a 'post truth', 'fake news' world

In this presentation Dr Sabrina Caldwell will explore the human perspective and perceptions of image credibility in the news and online and the important role 'open' has in ensuring image provenance.

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Event Date: 28 Sep 2021

The contribution of open access to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

PAST EVENT UNSW's Fiona Bradley gives a brief overview of the process that led to the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda process and the ongoing review mechanisms that will emphasize the agenda as a tool for advocacy at global, national, and local institutional levels in which open access and access to information contribute to underpinning the achievement of all other goals.

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31 Aug 2021

August 2021 Newsletter

Chief Scientist discusses OA at Open Access Australasia members' meeting

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30 Aug 2021

Important new UKRI Open Access Policy

The UK announcement provides a timely opportunity for the Australasian sector to consider further which of the diverse approaches to OA might be appropriate in this region.

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12 Aug 2021

Seal of approval for Open Access Journals

Seal of approval for Open Access Journals

  • Blog
29 Jul 2021

OpenAIRE

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14 Jul 2021

Webinar: COAR's vision for the role of repositories in Open Science

PAST EVENT

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06 Jul 2021

CAVAL CRIG Forum 1 2020

PAST EVENT

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Event Date: 23 Jun 2021

G7 releases Research Compact supporting Open Science

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15 Jun 2021

GLAM sector working exhaustively on opening up history

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01 Jun 2021

May 2021 Newsletter

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01 Jun 2021

What is Open Access?

What does Open Access mean?

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25 May 2021

What are article processing charges?

  • FAQs
  • Reuse Our Resources
25 May 2021

What are Transformative Agreements?

Publishing contracts are changing

  • FAQs
  • Reuse Our Resources
25 May 2021
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What are the different types of open access?

The different colours associated with Open Access have specific meanings

  • FAQs
  • Reuse Our Resources
25 May 2021

F.A.I.R. access to Australia's Research

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18 May 2021

How can I transform my journal to open access?

There are a lot of resources available.

  • FAQs
15 May 2021
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A renewed impetus for open research in Australia

Ginny Barbour and Fiona Bradley write in International Association of Universities magazine, Horizons

  • Articles
11 May 2021

April 2021 Newsletter

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30 Apr 2021

Announcement: New name and website

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27 Apr 2021

Australian Digital Alliance Copyright Forum 2021: COVID-19 as a catalyst for OA

PAST EVENT

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  • Lectures and talks
  • Seminars and workshops
Event Date: 06 May 2021

What are the benefits of open access?

Open access increases visibility and use of research

  • FAQs
20 Apr 2021

Open Access Week 2021

October 25-31

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20 Apr 2021

Is there a citation advantage for open access research?

Yes, an overall citation advantage is seen for open access content.

  • FAQs
20 Apr 2021

The proposed new open access policy from the NHMRC is important and timely.

NHMRC is proposing changing its policy to ensure all its funded research articles are open access.

  • Blog
16 Apr 2021

CAUL and AOASG welcome the NHMRC’s consultation on the proposed revisions to its Open Access Policy

CAUL and AOASG welcome the NHMRC’s consultation on the proposed revisions to its Open Access Policy

  • News
16 Apr 2021

Open Access: Should one model ever fit all?

Ginny Barbour and Scott Nicholls write in in Australian Quarterly on open access and disruption in scholarly publishing

  • Articles
08 Apr 2021

Council of New Zealand University Librarians (CONZUL) Open Access work

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08 Apr 2021

CAUL Advancing Open Scholarship (FAIR)

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08 Apr 2021
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Regional Communities of Practice

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07 Apr 2021
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Why is openly accessible science so important?

  • Articles
07 Apr 2021

Wikipedia: Open access in Australia

  • Useful links
06 Apr 2021

March 2021 Newsletter

  • Newsletters
31 Mar 2021

Trove

  • Useful links
31 Mar 2021

Support for COAR approach to FAIRsharing principles

  • Responses
31 Mar 2021

SPARC EU

  • Useful links
30 Mar 2021

Invest In Open

  • Useful links
30 Mar 2021

SCOAP3

Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics

  • Useful links
30 Mar 2021

DOAJ

The Directory of Open Access Journals

  • Useful links
30 Mar 2021

SPARC

Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition

  • Useful links
30 Mar 2021

OASPA

The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association

  • Useful links
30 Mar 2021

Atlas of Living Australia

  • Useful links
30 Mar 2021

Biodiversity Heritage Library Australia

  • Useful links
30 Mar 2021

What are Creative Commons Licenses?

Creative Commons License are an important component of open access

  • FAQs
  • Reuse Our Resources
28 Mar 2021

Open Access in New Zealand universities: an environmental scan

Report to CONZUL, 12 August 2019

  • Case studies
28 Mar 2021

Wikipedia: Open Access in New Zealand

  • Useful links
28 Mar 2021

Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)

  • Useful links
28 Mar 2021

Plan S & cOAlition S

  • Useful links
28 Mar 2021

Science publishing has opened up during the coronavirus pandemic. It won’t be easy to keep it that way

A new article by Ginny Barbour published on The Conversation.

  • Articles
28 Mar 2021

Benefits of Open Access

  • Graphics
  • Past
23 Mar 2021

CAUL and AOASG welcome open access to scholarly content during the COVID-19 pandemic

Joint statement from CAUL & AOASG

  • Submissions
Event Date: 20 Apr 2020

Michael Lester’s Innovation Talk: Interview with Ginny Barbour

  • Media
  • Past
Event Date: 13 May 2020

IP & Education in the age of COVID-19 Research Symposium

  • Other
  • Past
Event Date: 29 Jul 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic: Experts weigh in on efforts to find vaccine and its impact on scientific research

  • Other
  • Past
Event Date: 21 Aug 2020

CAUL and AOASG welcome Chief Scientist’s commitment to open access for Australian research

The Australasian Open Access Strategy Group (AOASG) and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) welcome Dr Cathy Foley’s speech today, 17 March 2021, at the National Press Club noting her interest in an Open Access Strategy in Australia.

  • Submissions
23 Mar 2021

What are all the different journal article versions?

What’s an “AAM”?

  • FAQs
  • Reuse Our Resources
19 Mar 2021

How do I know an OA journal is not a predatory journal?

Can I trust journal blacklists?

  • FAQs
19 Mar 2021

Diamond unearthed: shining light on community-driven Open Access publishing

  • News
09 Mar 2021

How do I find an OA journal?

My funder requires that I publish in an OA journal.

  • FAQs
08 Mar 2021

Professor Arianna Becerril-García at 2021 strategy day

  • Blog
04 Mar 2021

Unconference session on a National Strategy

PAST EVENT

  • Webinars
  • Past
03 Mar 2021

2021 Webinar series begins

If you missed our first webinar for 2021 you can catch up now!

  • Blog
23 Feb 2021

Making the case for a national approach for Open Research in Australia

Review of 2020 activities

  • Collaborations
31 Jan 2021

Australasian Open Access Repositories

We maintain a list of repository contacts for repositories in Australian and New Zealand universities, which is based on the list curated by Open DOAR.

06 Jan 2021

December 2020 Newsletter

  • Newsletters
31 Dec 2020

What a year it’s been…

Universal open access to research globally is needed to address COVID-19 and future uncertainties.

  • Blog
21 Dec 2020

Developing a national open research strategy

Conversations on advancing a national strategy for open research in Australia.

  • Blog
02 Dec 2020

November 2020 Newsletter

  • Newsletters
30 Nov 2020

Australian perspectives on developing a national open research strategy

PAST EVENT

  • Webinars
  • Past
23 Nov 2020

Open Access Week 2020

PAST EVENT

  • Past
20 Oct 2020

OA week 2020: Open access has never been more important

This year's theme is “Open with Purpose”.

  • News
19 Oct 2020

Talking about OA week with Martin Borchert, AOASG Chair

  • Blog
19 Oct 2020

Professor Peter Doherty talks Open Access

  • Blog
13 Oct 2020

OA Week 2020 Bookings now open

  • News
  • Past
06 Oct 2020

SAVE THE DATES for Open Access Week 2020

Five sessions happening in the Australasian timezone for Open Access Week 2020.

  • News
  • Past
15 Sep 2020
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Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion

Find out more about the theme for Open Access Week 2020.

  • News
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01 Sep 2020

July/August 2020 Newsletter

Read our newsletter for July and August 2020.

  • Newsletters
18 Aug 2020

‘How Open Access Suddenly Became the Norm’

Professor Ginny Barbour presentation at the IP & education in the age of COVID-19 research symposium.

  • News
  • Presentations
Event Date: 29 Jul 2020

May/June 2020 Newsletter

  • Newsletters
30 Jun 2020

AOASG submission to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy concerning open access to U.S. federally funded peer-reviewed research

In February 2020, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee on Open Science put out a Request for Information on: Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications, Data and Code Resulting From Federally Funded Research.

  • Submissions
14 May 2020

April 2020 Newsletter

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30 Apr 2020

March 2020 Newsletter

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12 Mar 2020

February 2020 Newsletter

  • Newsletters
28 Feb 2020

December 2019 Newsletter

  • Newsletters
19 Dec 2019

Developing a strategic approach to open scholarship in Australia: Joint CAUL-AOASG Election Statement

  • Submissions
14 May 2019

Joint response to Plan S Implementation Guidelines by CAUL & AOASG

  • Submissions
08 Feb 2019

Follow up submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Training Inquiry into the efficiency, effectiveness and coherency of Australian Government funding for research

  • Submissions
18 Aug 2018

Submission to the House Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Training inquiry into the efficiency, effectiveness and coherency of Australian Government funding for research

  • Submissions
22 Jun 2018

Set of graphics created by Mark Hooper for Open Access Week 2017

  • Graphics
  • Past
23 Oct 2017

AOASG response to Australian Government policy on Open Access

  • Responses
05 Sep 2017

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