Open Access lunchtime webinars

During Open Access week (21-23 October), VU Library will join the discussion about Open Access among the Australian research community.

The discussion will occur through four webinars (online presentations) organised by the Australian Open Access Support Group (AOASG).

All of the sessions are free but registration is required.

Open Access 101 

• Differences between Green/Gold/Hybrid 
• Accepted Version vs Publisher Version
• How to determine green OA rules for prominent journals in a given field
• Where to find information and support
• Library staff
• Sherpa/Romeo, DOAJ and other useful places 
• AOASG website

Presented by Anna Daniel (Griffith University)

Tuesday 21 October, 12.30pm – 1.30pm, Footscray Park Library, Room P412
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Funder Open Access policies and requirements

• Overview of Open Access policies worldwide
• Update on the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and/or Australian Research Council (ARC) Open Access policies including requirements for data management and sharing plans in grant application
• Use of NHMRC and ARC grant money to pay article processing charges (APCs)
• Government data and publication Open Access policies

Presented by Paula Callan (Queensland University of Technology), and Catherine New (Curtin University).

Wednesday 22 October, 12.30pm – 1.30 pm, Footscray Park, Building K, Level 6, Council Chamber
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Understanding publisher agreements

• What agreements usually ask for and permit
• What is required – license to publish
• Alternative copyright options – Creative Commons and copyright addenda
• What is Creative Commons and why to consider it
• What authors can do about negotiating alternatives; the reality of how successful this approach is
• Crown Copyright – who is eligible and how it can assist Open Access
• Could this be a model for Australian institutions to band together and fix Open Access?

Presented by Martin Borchert (Queensland University of Technology) 
Wednesday 22 October, 2.30pm – 3.15pm, Footscray Park, Building K, Level 6, Council Chamber
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Changing publishing landscape

• New Open Access journal publishing models – PeerJ, etc.
• Hybrid membership models for institutions, what to consider
• Monographs – open options
• Open monographs – authors' responses and how they perceive its value

Presented by Ross Coleman (Sydney University), Mal Booth (University of Technology, Sydney), Dr John Emerson (University of Adelaide), Lorena Kanellopoulos (Australian National University) & Dr Nathan Hollier (Monash University).

Thursday 23 October, 12.30pm – 1.30pm, Footscray Park Library, Room P412
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