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18 October 2010<br>
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CAUL STATEMENT ON OPEN SCHOLARSHIP<br>
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In September 2004 the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL)<br>
announced its commitment to the goals of open access as a "system of<br>
academic publishing and communication that would enable the rapid and<br>
affordable dissemination of the outcomes of research and scholarship,<br>
and assist with the preservation of the scholarly record for the future"<br>
(CAUL Statement on Open Access, September 2004<br>
<<a href="http://archive.caul.edu.au/scholcomm/" target="_blank">http://archive.caul.edu.au/scholcomm/</a>> ). Since then support for Open<br>
Access has come of age in Australian universities. All of the 83% of<br>
Australian universities that responded to a recent survey now have at<br>
least one institutional repository, 85% mandate deposit of at least some<br>
types of scholarly publications and nearly 40% hold greater than 10,000<br>
records in their repositories.<br>
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In early 2010, CAUL established the CAUL Open Scholarship Initiative<br>
(COSI) to assist members with advocacy, collaboration, the sharing of<br>
good practice and the development of knowledge and skills in this<br>
important area. One of the first outcomes of this initiative is the<br>
revision of the Statement on Open Access to a new Statement on Open<br>
Scholarship, which reaffirms CAUL's commitment in this area. The change<br>
in emphasis recognises the increasingly open nature of access to<br>
information in many different formats across all disciplines, research<br>
and scholarly collaboration, and the sharing and re-use of research<br>
data. CAUL is pleased to release this new Statement during Open Access<br>
Week <<a href="http://www.openaccessweek.org/" target="_blank">http://www.openaccessweek.org/</a>> , 18-24 October 2010. This global<br>
event encourages learning, sharing and development of all aspects of<br>
open access.<br>
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For more information on the CAUL Open Scholarship Initiative please<br>
contact:<br>
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Maxine Brodie <a href="mailto:maxine.brodie@mq.edu.au">maxine.brodie@mq.edu.au</a> +612 9850 7546 Judy Stokker<br>
<a href="mailto:j.stokker@qut.edu.au">j.stokker@qut.edu.au</a> +617 3138 1642<br>
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<a href="http://www.caul.edu.au/caul-programs/open-scholarship" target="_blank">http://www.caul.edu.au/caul-programs/open-scholarship</a><br>
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