Welcome to the Open Access Australasia website

Events:

Open Access Week 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open Access Week 2024 (October 21-25) is an opportunity to join together, take action, and raise awareness around the importance of community control of knowledge sharing systems. This year’s theme is  an extension of last year’s Community over Commercialization.

The UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science highlights the need to prioritize community over commercialization in its calls for the prevention of “inequitable extraction of profit from publicly funded scientific activities” and support for “non-commercial publishing models and collaborative publishing models with no article processing charges.” By focusing on these areas, we can achieve the original vision outlined when open access was first defined: “an old tradition and a new technology have converged to make possible an unprecedented public good.”

This year Open Access Australasia is holding three events, bringing together experts to discuss how to widen our inclusivity, to showcase new approaches and initiatives, and to consider the impact emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence are having on our knowledge systems and our communities.

Graphics for this year’s OA Week can be downloaded from the International Open Access Week website here

If you are planning events at your institution, please contact us here and we will add them to this website.

Open Access Australasia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Open Access Australasia recognises the Turrbal, Yugara, Bedegal, Djabugay and Gimuy-walubara yidinji peoples the First Nations owners of the lands where we work.

We also pay our respects to all indigenous peoples wherever they are in the world including ngā iwi Māori, the tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Open Access Australasia OA Week 2024 Committee: 

Chair, Lyndall Holstein – Charles Sturt University, Mark Sutherland, Open Access Australasia, Garth Smith – Waikato University, Zachary Kendal – University of Melbourne, Lilly Ho, IFLA, Sophie Baker, Auckland University of Technology, Arthur Smith, CAUL, Elizabeth Lawrence, LaTrobe University, Natalie Pearce, LaTrobe University, Janet Catterall – Open Access Australasia.

Our program

22 October

9am AWDT/11am AEST/12pm AEDT/2pm NZDT. 90 minutes

Open and Accessible: When open isn’t enough.

Open access is more than just sharing information; it’s a powerful tool for building communities. By removing barriers to knowledge and participation, open access can help make our communities more diverse, equitable, and accessible to all. This panel will explore how open access practices can foster a sense of belonging and empower individuals from all backgrounds.

  • Teresa Schultz, Associate Professor, Scholarly Communications and Social Sciences Librarian, University of Nevada.
  • Elena Azadbakht, Associate Professor, Health Sciences Librarian, University of Nevada.
  • Adrian Stagg, Manager, Open Educational Practice, University of Southern Queensland.
  • Ash Barber, Academic Librarian, Creator of EmpoweredOER, University of South Australia & CAUL.
  • Mais Fatayer, LX.Design Manager, Learning Design and Technology Unit, Education Portfolio, University of Technology Sydney.

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23 October

9am AWDT/11am AEST/12pm AEDT/2pm NZDT 90 minutes

Communities in Action: Cutting through the rough with diamond journals and open knowledge

How are communities in our region approaching open knowledge initiatives and driving meaningful change? In this session, the panel will explore the important role of collaboration in making research more accessible. We will delve into the opportunities and challenges of open diamond infrastructure, including international perspectives, as well as showcasing successful initiatives such as the Australasian Diamond Community of Practice and the Open Access Toolkit for Aotearoa New Zealand researchers.

  • Luqman Hayes, Research Services Senior Manager, Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau – Auckland University of Technology.
  • Reggie Raju, Director, Research & Learning, University of Cape Town.
  • Koichi Inoue, Subject Librarian, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington.
  • Lyndall Holstein, Faculty Librarian (Science & Health), Charles Sturt University.
  • Tracy Creagh, Journal Manager, Academic Journals, Queensland University of Technology.

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24 October

9am AWDT/11am AEST/12pm AEDT/2pm NZDT 90 minutes

Communities con-tech-ualised? How can technologies support communities and their decisions around opening their knowledges?

In this session we focus on the use of technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, by and for various communities, and what that means in relation to Open Access, particularly in an Indigenous context. Our speakers will explore differing perspectives on openness, on technologies in and for community and how to build relationships and address the technology knowledge gap.

  • Lee Timutimu, Advocate & voice for Māori in Digital and Tech.
  • Yanti Robeyarn, Senior Specialist, Indigenous Initiatives, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archives (ATSIDA), University of Technology Sydney.
  • Ryan Stoker, Team Leader, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archives (ATSIDA), University of Technology Sydney.
  • Lesley Acres, Manager, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services and Collections, University of Queensland.
  • Angie Abdilla, Professor, School of Cybernetics, Australian National University.

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