International Open Access Week: October 23-29

The theme for International Open Access Week, to be held from 23-29 October 2017, focuses on the concrete benefits of making scientific and scholarly research and data freely and publicly accessible. 

According to Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC,

This year’s theme will help focus discussions ... on those benefits of openness that are most compelling locally—whether that’s increasing citation counts, enabling anyone to learn from the latest scholarship, or accelerating the translation of research into economic gains—and encourage action to realize these benefits (Shockey, 2017).

Cairns and Townsville will be hosting events to promote Open Access Week. Check out OPEN: The Future of Research for more information.

To find out more about the Open Access movement, including links to Open Access resources and databases, author rights and policies, see the Open access publishing libguide.

You can also find Open Access resources via Onesearch. No JCU login is required to access these resources. Just click on the 'Open Access' filter to refine your search results.