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Fair, Affordable And Open Access To Knowledge: The Caul Collection And Reporting Of Apc Information Project, Stephen Cramond, Cameron Barnes, Susan Lafferty, Virginia Barbour, Debbie Booth, Karen Brown, Dianne Costello, Kate Croker, Robert O’Connor, Harry Rolf, Tom Ruthven, Sally Scholfield

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Article processing charges (APCs) are fundamental to the business models of many Hybrid and Gold open access (OA) journals. The need to quantify the volume of APC payments paid on behalf of institutional researchers has therefore never been greater. New publishing models will have profound implications for future institutional budgets, and libraries urgently require better information about potential costs and savings.

In 2018, the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) commissioned a project to examine the financial impact of APC payments on universities in Australia and New Zealand. The project aims to develop a methodology for the estimation of APC …

Report On The 2019 International Association Of University Libraries Pre-Conference Seminar: Library Strategies For Research Support Excellence, Amanda Bellenger, Katie Mills

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The Library Strategies for Research Support Excellence half-day seminar was held on the 23 June 2019 at the Reid Library, University of Western Australia (UWA). The event was organised by International Association of University Libraries (IATUL), UWA and Curtin University, and was sponsored by CNKI. The seminar provided an opportunity for senior university library leaders from around the world, including China, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Africa to discuss the current initiatives and challenges associated with research support in their respective regions.