[GOAL] AOASG Blog: "Lost & found: challenges accessing government research”

[Danny Kingsley]

<Apologies for cross posting>

Hello,

A new blog on the AOASG site – “Lost & found: challenges accessing government research” has just gone live  http://aoasg.org.au/lost-found-challenges-accessing-government-research/

“While there’s been much angst about the locking away of academic literature and sky-high fees for libraries to access academic journals, what about all the other sources of publicly-funded material? Why are they also not included in the brave new world of open access?...”
The story, written by PhD Scholar Belinda Thompson, points out that issues relating to access to research go well beyond the ivory tower. The public purse funds a wide array of research outside of university walls, and much of that is simply invisible.
Have a read.
Danny

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>
P: +612 6125 6839
W: http://aoasg.org.au
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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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