Australian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice
About
The Australian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice is an initiative of Open Access Australasia, CAUL, and Creative Commons Australia.
The ASCCoP focuses on Scholarly Communication, including innovative approaches, Open Access, Open Science, especially, but not exclusively, related to developments in this region. The Community of Practice provides a forum for:
- exchange of ideas
- information sharing
- peer support
- exploration of issues
- discussion of recent developments and practices
- community-led training or professional development.
There are two sub-groups of the Australian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice:
Group operations
Membership
Membership is open to anyone in Australia or New Zealand from an academic, research, or cultural institution or organisation who is interested in scholarly communication. Other individuals will be admitted if appropriate. All membership applications will be assessed by OAA or CAUL staff.
How to join
To join the Community of Practice, please email contact@oaaustralasia.org.
Meetings
The group meets monthly on the second Thursday of each month at 1pm AEST. Open Access Australasia is responsible for setting up the regular meetings.
Convenors
Co-convenors are drawn from the Community of Practice Membership and support the general operation of the Community of Practice.
The co-convenors of the Australian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice are:
- Anna Du Chesne, Charles Sturt University
- Bronwen Forster, James Cook University
- Em Johnson, Swinburne University of Technology
The co-convenors of the Diamond Journal Publishing Sub-Group are:
- Tracy Creagh, QUT
- Caitlin Savage, Deakin University
- Zachary Kendal, University of Melbourne
The co-convenors of the Repositories Sub-Group are:
- Sarah Brundrett, University of South Australia
- Liz Latham, Victoria University
Sponsors
- Director, Strategy & Analytics, CAUL
- Director, Open Access Australasia
Charter
Download the Charter for the Community of Practice.