Connecting The Dots, 20+ years of open in Australia provides a valuable guide of resources and milestones in the progression of Open Access in Australia. Of significant note in recent years, are the below:
ARC Open Access Policy updated
NHMRC Open Access Policy updated
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) established
Inquiry into Funding Australia's Research undertaken
CAUL Statement on Open Scholarship
CAUL & AOASG joint statement on Plan S
First two CAUL-negotiated transformative agreements
Australian Academy of Science Position Statement on Open Science
First CAUL negotiated transformative agreement with an Australian Publisher - CSIRO
Australian Chief Scientist indicates support for an Australian model for open access:
2021 Strategic Workplan
AOASG becomes Open Access Australasia
To acknowledge 2020 Open Access week ECU Library staff spoke with academic staff of the university with research interest in Open Access. We thank the ECU academics for their participation in this video. Please take the time to watch the video and learn more about Open Access publishing.
