Content procurement for the university library sector is a key focus for CAUL. The Content Procurement Service's primary activity is operating the CAUL Consortium, which negotiates pricing and licensing for digital content products for Consortium participants.
Open access to research is fundamental to advancing knowledge and accelerating discovery for society's benefit. CAUL leads strategic initiatives to increase open access to research outputs through content procurement, policy development, advocacy, and strategic activities that support libraries in advancing open access at their institutions. University libraries play a crucial role in enabling open access…
Global academic publisher Emerald Publishing has partnered with CAUL (Council of Australasian University Librarians) on a new agreement aimed at simplifying open access (OA) publishing in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley, hosted a webinar this afternoon to discuss her advice to the government, Advice on open access models: Unlocking knowledge for national benefit. Open access has been a focus for Dr Foley throughout her tenure, and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) welcomes any initiative that brings open access…
The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and John Benjamins Publishing Company have entered a new open access agreement for 2024. This agreement allows authors at participating CAUL member institutions to publish open access in John Benjamins journals without the need to pay individual article processing charges.
The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and John Benjamins Publishing Company have entered a new open access agreement for 2024. This agreement allows authors at participating CAUL member institutions to publish open access in John Benjamins journals without the need to pay individual article processing charges.
Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and American Psychological Association announce a new Open Access agreement commencing in 2024
The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and Open Access Australasia wish to express our joint concerns over the recent introduction of the Article Development Charge (ADC) model by the American Chemical Society (ACS). CAUL Members and others across the Australian scholarly community have expressed many concerns about this development in recent days, which are…