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September 2024 Newsletter

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30 Sep 2024

Transcript of Response to the Chief Scientist's Advice to Government on OA for Australia

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12 Sep 2024

Australian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice Repositories Subgroup

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12 Sep 2024

Open Access Week 2024

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12 Sep 2024

Open Access Australia welcomes the public release of the Chief Scientist's Advice to government on open access models for Australia

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04 Sep 2024

Open Access Australasia's response to NHMRC consultation: Good Institutional Practice

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14 Aug 2024

Open Access Australasia’s Response to OASPA's Recommendations on equity in open access.

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14 Aug 2024

Report on Open Repositories meetings 2024

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  • Presentations
06 Aug 2024

July 2024 Newsletter

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31 Jul 2024

AOSN presents: Invest in Open Infrastructure

  • Seminars and workshops
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Event Date: 29 Jul 2024

Navigating the Open Science Infrastructure Ecosystem with SCOSS

  • Webinars
03 Jul 2024

Open Access Australasia Submission to the consultation for Phase 1 Science System Advisory Group, Aotearoa New Zealand.

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30 May 2024

April 2024 Newsletter

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08 May 2024

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

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10 Apr 2024

Australian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice Diamond Journal Publishing subgroup

09 Apr 2024

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

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14 Mar 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

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15 Dec 2023
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November 2023 Newsletter

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30 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

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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)

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29 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

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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?

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12 Jul 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

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Event Date: 01 Jun 2023

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

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12 Apr 2023

Webinar #ebooksos: Making access to ebooks fair

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06 Apr 2023
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Making the case for SCOSS

Making the case for SCOSS

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Event Date: 06 Apr 2023

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

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Event Date: 30 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?

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02 Feb 2023

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

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16 Dec 2022

Free access: publicly funded research v oligopoly

Interview with Michael Lester & Ginny Barbour on Northern Rivers Radio

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22 Nov 2022

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

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17 Nov 2022

Open Publishing Case Studies released

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15 Nov 2022

Reflections on a successful & diverse OA Week 2022

PAST EVENT

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04 Nov 2022

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

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

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17 Oct 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

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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

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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

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Event Date: 13 Sep 2022

Open for Climate Justice

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19 Jul 2022

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

PAST EVENT

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Event Date: 26 Jul 2022

June Newsletter

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05 Jul 2022

Great start to a new era of OA learning

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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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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

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Event Date: 24 May 2022

March Newsletter

March Newsletter

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31 Mar 2022

Open Access Australasia snapshot 2021

Open Access Australasia facts & figures for 2021

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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

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15 Mar 2022

Webinar 2: Making the case for SCOSS

PAST EVENT

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Event Date: 22 Mar 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

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

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04 Jan 2022

Open Access Australasia in the news

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09 Dec 2021

Consolidation continues to shrink scholarly communication market

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08 Dec 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

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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12 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

Seal of approval for Open Access Journals

Seal of approval for Open Access Journals

  • Blog
29 Jul 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

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

PAST EVENT

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Event Date: 06 May 2021

Open Access Week 2021

October 25-31

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20 Apr 2021

Support for COAR approach to FAIRsharing principles

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31 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
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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

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

Review of 2020 activities

  • Collaborations
31 Jan 2021

Open Access Week 2020

PAST EVENT

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20 Oct 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

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

AOASG response to Australian Government policy on Open Access

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05 Sep 2017

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