What’s new?

• 17 Aug 2015- AOASG response to Vision for a Science Nation
• 17 Aug 2015 – Australian Open Access Support Group expands to become Australasian Open Access Support Group
• 11 Aug 2015 – What to believe in the new world of open access publishing
• 5 Aug 2015 – How researchers can protect themselves from publishing & conference scams
• 31 July 2015 – July Newsletter now available
• 30 June 3015 – June Newsletter now available
• 29 May 2015 – May newsletter now available
• 22 May 2015 – New policies will lead to “walled gardens” in scholarly publishing
• 21 May 2015 – Global coalition of organisations denounce Elsevier’s new “sharing” policy
• 23 April 2015 –  April newsletter now available
• 15 April 2015 – Blog on RCUK analysis
• 23 March 2015 – March newsletter now available
• 5 March 2015 – Open Access Week 2015 theme announced 
• 14 January 2015 – Announcement: AOASG Executive Officer Appointment.
• 12 January 2015 – Blog: – Universities Australia and Department of Education reports
• 4 December 2014 -Blog: AOASG Inaugural Forum
• 17 November 2014 – Blog: Open Access Scholarly Publishing
• 2 October 2014 – Blog: ERA 2015 & Open Access: A good news story
• 1 July 2014 – Blog: “Open access update June 2014“
• 24 June 2014 – Webpage: ARC Open Access Policy: compliance advice
• 24 June 2014 – Webpage: ARC Open Access Policy: general information
• 24 June 2014 – Webpage: ARC Open Access Policy: how to comply 
• 24 June 2014 – Graphic: “Open Access Journal options flowchart”
• 29 May 2014 – Blog: “Open access update May 2014″
• 22 April 2014 – Blog: “Open access update April 2014“
• 14 April 2014 – Webpage: “What are we spending on OA publication?”
• 11 April 2014 – Blog: “An effective market for APCS?“
• 8 April 2014 – Webpage: “Australian OA Developments“

OA for researchers

This site provides links to centralised searches for open access research and links to all institutional repositories holding open access material in Australia on the OA in Action page. For those interested in the research being done on the topic of open access in Australia, a list of citations with links to full text is on the Australian research into open access page.

OA for administrators

The Resources page contains information about developing open access policies, including links to policies at Australian institutions, as well as funder mandates. There are also links to helpful Australian pages about open access, and links to useful information about developing open access policies. Administrators who wish for support documentation to advocate for open access might find the material on the Benefits of open access page helpful. The blog hopes to provide informative and explanatory discussion of topical issues in the open access area.