The Australasian Open Access Strategy Group (AOASG) advocates to make Australasian research Open and FAIR.
We support the Open Knowledge foundation of definition of “Open”, i.e. that anyone can freely access, use, modify, and share content for any purpose. We also support the right of authors to retain their copyright and to be attributed for their work. We also recognize the need for research outputs to be FAIR and contributed to the development of the F.A.I.R. Statement in 2016.
The outputs of scholarship include, but are not limited to, preprints, peer reviewed scholarly manuscripts, data, software, theses, books, and monographs
The AOASG is supported by twenty Australian universities, eight New Zealand Universities (via CONZUL) and has two affiliate organisations as listed on the membership page.
Keep up to date with discussions on OA and open scholarship
We welcome contributions to discussions on Open Access and Open Scholarship in Australia and New Zealand. We post regularly on twitter (@openaccess_anz) and on the AOASG Open Access Community Discussion list. You can subscribe to the list here.
This site aims to be an authoritative location for all aspects of the open access information in Australia and New Zealand. We welcome suggestions and contributions through the Contact us page.
AOASG Terms of Reference
The Australasian Open Access Strategy Group Terms of Reference are:
1. Advocacy
- To advocate for open access outcomes from publicly funded research
- To provide leadership through providing information to government funding bodies, researchers and policy makers
2. Collaboration
- To collaborate and develop relationships with organisations of researchers and scholarly communications (for example the Australia Digital Alliance, Council of Australian University Librarians) to support open access
- To maximise the collective knowledge of AOASG membership by collaborating with each other to support open access objectives
3. Raising awareness
- To provide a voice within the region on open access and to contribute to international discussions around the world
- To ensure that the research community and the community more broadly has access to accurate information on open access, actively identifying and addressing misinformation.
- To remain abreast of, and engage in, current debates including providing arguments for open access
- To identify potential issues for the future including their complexities and possible impacts
4. Lead and build capacity
- To remain nimble and flexible and evolve to ensure the organisation is sustainable.
- To develop capabilities in Australian and New Zealand research organisations to advance open access.
Page last updated 25 May 2020
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