[Fsf-friends] Open access to scholarly information

[V. Sasi Kumar]

Statement on open access to scholarly information

The Group of Eight vice-chancellors, representing Australia's
pre-eminent research universities, record their commitment to open
access initiatives that will enhance global access to scholarly
information for the public good. 

The vice-chancellors note that: 

      * information, if it is to achieve maximum benefit for society,
        must be readily available to a global audience 
      * the rapid development of digital communication technologies
        provides expanded opportunities for the widespread dissemination
        of scholarly information 
      * new business models are required to ensure that scholarly
        publishing is cost effective 
      * any development in digital publishing must incorporate the
        current framework of scholarly publishing standards relating to
        the quality of inquiry and reporting 
      * digital publishing initiatives must appropriately recognise and
        protect the intellectual property of the authors and require
        accepted standards of attribution 
      * the Group of Eight universities are providing leadership in the
        development of digital publishing initiatives in Australia. 

The vice-chancellors support: 

      * ongoing development of open access initiatives in Group of Eight
        universities 
      * digital publishing practices that underpin the timely,
        cost-effective dissemination of the highest quality scholarly
        information with a commitment to good practice 
      * further examination of criteria for promotion in new publishing
        models. 




Professor Ian W. Chubb AO
Chair, The Group of Eight
Vice-Chancellor
The Australian National University

Professor James McWha
Vice-Chancellor
The University of Adelaide

Professor Kwong Lee Dow AM
Vice-Chancellor
The University of Melbourne

Professor Richard Larkins AO
Vice-Chancellor
Monash University 

Professor Mark Wainwright
Vice-Chancellor
The University of New South Wales

Professor John A. Hay AC
Vice-Chancellor
The University of Queensland

Professor Gavin Brown
Vice-Chancellor
The University of Sydney

Professor Alan Robson AM
Vice-Chancellor
The University of Western Australia

April 2004


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V. Sasi Kumar <vsasi@hotpop.com>
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