Professor Ginny Barbour, Director of the Australasian Open Access Strategy Group (AOASG) will lead two discussions to provide insight into Open Access and advocacy strategies.
The AOASG is a national leader in open access scholarly communications with a focus on advocacy, collaboration and building capacity with Australian and New Zealand to advance open access.
The Changing Publishing Landscape & the drivers for change 1pm-1:50pm (incl 15 min Q&A)
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Overview of international trends in scholarly publishing with reference to the drivers for change towards open scholarship, including emerging models such as pre-prints and policy shifts such as Plan S
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An Australian perspective on open access, the current landscape and possible future directions including ARC & NHMRC policy
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What’s in it for academics
Light Afternoon Tea Provided
Advocacy for open scholarship in Australasia - 2:15pm-3pm
