Open Access (OA) week 2021 is exploring how to build structural equity within the OA knowledge ecosystem. The week provides an opportunity to reflect on the aims of OA and Swinburne’s place in the developing OA world, as well as clarifying what authors need to know regarding compliance and the OA citation advantage.

After early concerns about quality and predatory publishers – OA is now mandated by many funding bodies. The NHMRC has held consultations regarding a new OA policy and the ARC has changed its policy on pre-prints (usually published as OA). And initiatives such as PlanS in Europe and pre-print services are changing the business models of academic publishers and providing new options for sharing research outputs.

Will a reliance on Gold OA, where authors pay to publish in renowned commercial journals, marginalise research from the global south? Is OA different for different disciplines? What is the impact on the humanities?  This year’s Swinburne’s OA week seminars will expand our understanding of OA at Swinburne and explore some of the wider issues around the shift to the new OA knowledge environment.
 

OA at Swinburne – the Changing Knowledge Landscape

This session will provide a background to some of the international changes happening around OA and academic publishing for Swinburne researchers. It will also explore some broader cultural issues around sharing research in an OA environment. Learn about the new Read & Publish agreements between publishers and the Library that cover OA publishing costs for some journals.

Presenters

• Simon Huggard, Deputy Director, Library Services
• Dr Emma Lee, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Fellow / Robin Wright, Library, Manager Licensing, Acquisitions & Copyright– Q&A:OA experience with commercial book publisher
• Prof Beth Webster, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Impact and Translation)
• Prof Virginia Kilborn, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) – Acting, Chief Scientist

Q&A with presenters, including Em Johnson, Research Services Librarian.