<Apologies for cross posting> Excellent news from our colleagues at Deakin University who have now adopted an open access policy.
Official statement from the university: Deakin University’s Research Conduct Policy<http://theguide.deakin.edu.au/TheGuide/TheGuide2011.nsf/191d0d51322b3a04ca2576be00064063/7299b3cb34d37e45ca257acb002546a3?OpenDocument> advocates open access to research. New policy clauses now require Deakin Researchers to deposit their publications in the University research repository, DRO<http://dro.deakin.edu.au/>, and in doing so agree to the terms and conditions of the DRO deposit agreement. Deakin Researchers have responded positively, quickly returning their agreements. This has resulted in many cases of immediate access to Deakin research publications. The policy further advocates open public access to research publications except where this is restricted by copyright law and publisher policy. The Research Conduct Policy http://theguide.deakin.edu.au/TheGuide/TheGuide2011.nsf/191d0d51322b3a04ca2576be00064063/7299b3cb34d37e45ca257acb002546a3?OpenDocument has the paragraphs: 52 All refereed publications by University researchers in conferences, journals and books are to be deposited in the Deakin Research Online (DRO)<http://dro.deakin.edu.au/> repository and in so doing researchers agree to the terms and conditions of the Deakin Research Online (DRO) Deposit Agreement<http://dro.deakin.edu.au/help/dro-deposit-agreement.pdf>. 53 All research publications will be made open access, available to anyone on the web, except where this is restricted by copyright law and publisher policy. If researchers wish material to not be made publicly available they must lodge a request for it to be confidential. 16 The University supports the dissemination of research data as freely as practicable, subject to privacy, contractual and intellectual property requirements. Congratulations. And of course the policy has been added to the AOASG list of Australian institutions with open access policies - http://aoasg.org.au/resources/ Danny Dr Danny Kingsley Executive Officer Australian Open Access Support Group e: e...@aoasg.org.au<mailto:e...@aoasg.org.au> p: +612 6125 6839 w: wwww.aoasg.org.au t: @openaccess_oz
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