CAUL Statement on Open Scholarship

"All of the 83% of Australian universities that responded to a recent survey now have at least one institutional repository, 85% mandate deposit of at least some types of scholarly publications and nearly 40% hold greater than 10,000 records in their repositories. In early 2010, CAUL established the CAUL Open Scholarship Initiative (COSI) to assist members with advocacy, collaboration, the sharing of good practice and the development of knowledge and skills in this important area. One of the first outcomes of this initiative is the revision of the Statement on Open Access to a new Statement on Open Scholarship [to be released shortly], which reaffirms CAUL's commitment in this area. The change in emphasis recognises the increasingly open nature of access to information in many different formats across all disciplines, research and scholarly collaboration, and the sharing and re-use of research data. CAUL is pleased to release this new Statement during Open Access Week...."