RMIT Classification Trusted Open Access Week 2020 Open

RMIT Classification: Trusted Open Access Week 2020 Open educational publishing - lessons learnt Steven Chang Coordinator, Digital Literacies and Open Education La Trobe University Jennifer Hurley Lead Open Educational Resources RMIT University Library This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4. 0 International License. 1

RMIT Classification: Trusted What is open publishing? What does 'open' mean? • It depends on how the work has been shared by the creator • For example, Creative Commons licenses tell you what you can do with a work + what you must do when you use the work • Pragmatist vs idealist view of ‘open’ 2

Creative Commons Continuum of openness Image: "Creative Commons license" by Creative Commons, Wikipedia is licensed under CC BY 4. 0

RMIT Classification: Trusted Library Service models RMIT Library - Service model under design – editing and technical support, peer-review model, publishing platforms - One text in development La Trobe e. Bureau (Library) - Platform established in 2016 powered by Innovation Grant - Peer-review centric process since 2017: internal & external design/editing expertise. - Cross-functional “matrix” team approach - 11 texts completed. Two in development. Each a highly unique project. 4

RMIT Classification: Trusted Successes and challenges Successes • Academics with an ‘open’ ethos – actively seek ways of sharing their work, drives open access • Global adoption • Support from University and Library executive – to support resources, infrastructure, policy • Community and activism • Raising profile of academics Challenges • Is anything ever truly open access in a world of inequitable access to the web? • Persuading authors to publish openly: author perceptions of open publishing as a risk to their reputation, recognition, or job security • Capability building and staffing: authors, librarians, educational designers • Institutional disincentives 5

Call to action - Deakin study Teachers - How do you use digital texts and open access materials? Please complete this survey to help us get a good snapshot of teaching practice. Survey URL: http: //bit. ly/OERtexts Part of a Deakin led study (HAE-040 -20) http: //australianopentextbooks. edu. au/ Contact: Dr. Sarah Lambert (Chief Investigator) or Ms. Habiba Fadel (Research Assistant) E: sarah. lambert@deakin. edu. au or habiba. fadel@deakin. edu. au T: @Sarah. Lambert. Oz @habiba_fadel

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RMIT Classification: Trusted Contact Steven Chang: s. chang@latrobe. edu. au La Trobe e. Bureau: e. Bureau@latrobe. edu. au Jennifer Hurley: jennifer. hurley@rmit. edu. au RMIT Library Online Learning Team: library. olt@rmit. edu. au 8