[GOAL] Clarification about ARC open access policy

[Danny Kingsley]

Re: [GOAL] Re: Statement: Australian Open Access Support Group applauds new ARC open access policy



During January there was some discussion on this list about the veracity of an aspect of the statement* made by the Australian Open Access Support Group which expressed support for the Australian Research Council's new open access policy - http://www.arc.gov.au/applicants/open_access.htm



One of the points made was a question about whether the policy includes books. The ARC has confirmed that their open access policy does include books.



The AOASG (http://aoasg.org.au) looks forward to working with book publishers and the academic community to elucidate the issues and find working solutions for making books resulting from public funding openly available.

*Statement available here - http://aoasg.org.au/news/MED_ARCOAPolicy-PressRelease_20130114/

Dr Danny Kingsley
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Executive Officer
Australian Open Access Support Group (AOASG)
Menzies Library, Building 2
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200 Australia

E: danny.kingsley at anu.edu.au<mailto:danny.kingsley at anu.edu.au>
T: +612 6125 6839
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NOTE: I work three days a week: Mondays (on campus), Tuesdays and Thursdays. I think about open access 24/7.



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