Library news

In celebration of Open Access Week the Library will be hosting a number of events,

 Publishing Open Access - free options, Webinar

What are the options for making your work Open Access without paying an Article Processing Charge? This session will introduce you to the read and publish agreements that Federation University is engaged in and the "Green" Open Access route via Federation ResearchOnline.

Date: Monday, October 24, 2022

Time: 12:00pm - 12:40pm

Location: MS Teams

Managing real world research data

Two presentations will discuss the possibilities for and constraints on making real world research data openly available. The first presentation will be by Gabi Ceregra (CeRDI) on Creating trust for data sharing, including developing data sharing agreements.

The second by Dr Ben Long (FRRC) will focus on his work leading the Bush Medicine Project, a cross-course multidisciplinary research project aimed at discovering medicinal compounds in native Australian plants. 

These presentations will be followed by the announcement of the 2022 Library Open Access Award recipient.

Presenters: Gabi Ceregra and Dr Ben Long:

Date and time: Tuesday 25 October 2022,  12.30-1.30pm

Join: Click here to join the meeting - no registration required

How the Open Landscape Shifted in Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand in 2022 (Open Access Australasia)

It’s been (another) big year in open access and open research. This session will take us on a rapid tour of some of the most consequential updates from a diverse group of individuals and organisations from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Join like-minded individual's in the library to view this session and chat.

Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Location: Screening in LibSkills Room 2, Mt Helen

Finding Open Data for your research.

There are a number of sources of Open Data which could contribute to your research. Come along to learn about some great sources that are freely available.

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Time: 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Location: MS Teams

Moving past open access myths: let’s get provocative (Open Access Australasia) – Churchill, SMB, Mt Helen

We have moved past OA myths. Everyone understands now that having your work free-to-read means your work will have more impact, right? Let’s get into the real issues of 2022: why can no-one agree about preprints? What about open peer review? Is paid OA the way of the future? Join us for a provocative panel postulating on all this and more. Join like-minded individual's in the library to view this session and chat.

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022

Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Location: Screening in Churchill, SMB, Mt Helen

Open Textbooks for Teaching

Open Educational Resources (OERs) are a largely untapped resource in Australian education. Find out the opportunities and benefits Open Textbooks provide to students and teaching staff in this short webinar from the Library.

We will cover

• What are OERs/Open Textbooks
• Benefits of OERs
• Academic freedoms provided by OERs
• Library assistance/advice in finding online textbooks

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022

Time: 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Location: MS Teams

Find more details and register for these events in the REDI Calendar.