News: open access week
International Open Access Week 2024
Happy International Open Access Week! To kick us off, Open Access Australasia is hosting three free lunchtime webinars celebrating this year’s theme of Community over Commercialisation.
Open Educational Resources as Social Justice
How might we make higher education more equitable and accessible for a growing and diverse student population?
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Open Access: circumventing excessive copyright protections
With all the talk around Open Access Week, many of our researchers might be wondering Why do we even need to adopt open access? and What problem does it really solve? Copyright is one of the key underlying factors that adds friction and costs to distribute and reuse knowledge products – a friction that open access largely addresses.
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Five reasons to publish Open Access
As a researcher, you’re probably aware of what Open Access (OA) publishing is – publishing your research outputs in a way which can be read by anyone, anywhere in the world.
The revised Open Access Policy – what do I need to know?Ìý
You may have heard that the University's Open Access Policy was recently updated. It is important for all researchers at the University to understand their responsibilities around making their research outputs open.
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Open Access Week 2023
(24 October to 27 October) is an opportunity to join together, take action, and raise awareness around the importance of community control of knowledge sharing systems. This year’s central theme is Community over Commercialisation.