{"id":6516,"date":"2025-09-23T11:49:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/?p=6516"},"modified":"2025-10-09T12:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T01:34:19","slug":"back-to-basics-understanding-the-fundamentals-of-open-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/back-to-basics-understanding-the-fundamentals-of-open-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Basics: understanding the fundamentals of Open Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the lead up to this year\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openaccessweek.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">International Open Access Week<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (20\u201326 October), Deakin Library is publishing a series of articles that explore this year\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openaccessweek.org\/theme\/english\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">OA Week theme<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: \u201cWho Owns Our Knowledge?\u201d. In this first post, our guest writer Lisa Grbin, Open Education Librarian, takes us back to the basics and asks how we can make knowledge open.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Deakin Library will be hosting an event during Open Access We<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ek at 10am on Thursday, 23 October. We <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will be discussing the OA Week theme with a selection of panellists from the open publishing community.<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/who-owns-our-knowledge-a-conversation-tickets-1755506881339?aff=oddtdtcreator\">Register now<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How do you \u2018own\u2019 knowledge?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Can you \u2018own\u2019 knowledge? The answer is yes&#8230; and no.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In Australia, if you author or produce a work in tangible form, you automatically get some free protections for this work (barring a few exceptions). However, these protections do not extend to ideas and intangible forms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These protections are called <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">copyright<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and they are very, very old \u2013 written and put in place well before the Internet came to be. However, the Internet presented a massive turning point in the way information and knowledge could be shared (and how easily these things could be shared), from print and place-based mediums to electronic and on-demand.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Copyright and knowledge ownership also needed to evolve.\u00a0With resources online being copied, shared, reconstructed, appearing and disappearing so rapidly we don\u2019t always know where information comes from and who owns the knowledge we consume.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To this day, there is some friction between views (and arguments) for copyright:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Is copyright a safety net to help creators contain and benefit from their work? or\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Is copyright a guardrail preventing information use more widely and stunting progress?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s safe to say, things are a little messy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How knowledge is created and shared: Open-ing up knowledge<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What if creators and authors of knowledge wanted their creations to be free so more people can read, share and possibly use their work for education, teaching, learning and research towards the greater good? Specifically, without their use having to fit in with current copyright exceptions and allowances (e.g. copyrighted materials can already be used for private study, teaching, criticism or review, parody or satire, or reporting the news). Enter Creative Commons licensing in the early 2000s. These licenses work with copyright to give authors and creators the power, choice, and flexibility to set up-front permissions for their work, letting everyone know how open their work is and how it can be used.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Where has it come from: balancing freedom and control in sharing<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So, what do the different CC licenses allow? How do they relate to tracing where knowledge has come from when it is shared? <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are six Creative Commons (CC) licenses.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6519\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/back-to-basics-understanding-the-fundamentals-of-open-access\/screenshot-2025-09-23-at-10-51-02-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-23-at-10.51.02-am.png\" data-orig-size=\"535,856\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-09-23 at 10.51.02\u202fam\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-23-at-10.51.02-am-313x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-23-at-10.51.02-am.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6519 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-23-at-10.51.02-am-313x500.png\" alt=\"The creative commons licence spectrum diagram categorises the overlap of CC licences, openness and use freedoms. From the top and most open end of the spectrum, which allow sharing, remixing and commercial use, the following licences align: CC0, CC-BY and CC-BY-SA. The upper middle end of the spectrum, which allows for sharing and remixing, the following licences align: CC-BY-N and CC-BY-NC-SA. The lower middle end of the spectrum allows for sharing only, with the following licences aligning: CC-BY-ND and CC-BY-NC-ND. At the bottom end of the spectrum, we have the least open category which is the \u2018all rights reserved\u2019 content. \" width=\"313\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-23-at-10.51.02-am-313x500.png 313w, https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-23-at-10.51.02-am.png 535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Creative_commons_license_spectrum.svg\">&#8220;Creative commons license spectrum&#8221;<\/a>\u202f by\u202fShaddim\u202fis licensed under \u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The six licences are aligned on a spectrum, from most open (CC BY) to least open (CC BY-NC-ND). The spectrum is bracketed by the public domain tools (preceding CC BY) and &#8216;all rights reserved&#8217; (proceeding CC BY-NC-ND). The four different licence conditions and their combinations (kind of like Lego blocks), determine their positioning on this scale and the \u2018openness\u2019 classification of the works they apply to. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-ND and CC BY-NC-ND.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You will notice that all have the \u2018CC BY\u2019 element, which means, at the very least, use of all CC licensed work requires the author or creator to be acknowledged (attributed) when their works are used by others. This is where and how we can trace where knowledge has come from.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Another way to look at the spectrum is that CC licences and their degree of freedom align with other classifications: Open Access (OA) and Open Education Resources (OER). Typically, we distinguish these as: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OA \u2013 free to read, which encompasses the entire spectrum (but sometimes not \u2018all rights reserved\u2019).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OER \u2013\u00a0free to retain, reuse, revise, remix and redistribute, which encompasses only part of the spectrum.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s important to note that, sometimes, \u2018all rights reserved\u2019 content can be made \u2018free to read\u2019 or openly accessible so that the work itself does not require subscription or payment to view.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">See what we did there? This diagram is actually CC licensed (and an OER itself) \u2013 the wording under the image is called an attribution, so we can see where it has come from and how the CC licence allows us to use it. Attributions are different from citations, and if you want to learn more about what the CC licences are, check out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deakin.libguides.com\/oer-drm\/understanding-OER-licences\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Understanding OER Licences Webpage<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Whose voices are recognised and valued?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Applying CC licensing is a choice left to the copyright holders. The licence acts like an open invitation that removes more barriers that may make it harder for others to use, build on, transform, value-add and contribute their collective knowledge to the work.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Confused? Let\u2019s think about this in a different way. Imagine a book lives on the top shelf of a very old library, and you want to use it. It\u2019s there, you can get to it, but if you want to read and share what you learn with someone else, you\u2019re going to need a ladder or be one of the less than 10% that is tall enough to read it. If the book is on the bottom shelf, anyone and everyone can access and use it. Anyone may then use the materials to derive new findings, combine them with other sources to transform, approach new areas of enquiry or present the information in a completely different way, e.g. via translations, visualisations, etc. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In-practice examples at Deakin<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/back-to-basics-understanding-the-fundamentals-of-open-access\/long-covid-cover-2-3-350x467\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/Long-COVID-Cover-2-3-350x467-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"350,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Long-COVID-Cover-2-3-350&#215;467\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/Long-COVID-Cover-2-3-350x467-1.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/Long-COVID-Cover-2-3-350x467-1.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6523 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/Long-COVID-Cover-2-3-350x467-1.png\" alt=\"The cover of Enabling and optimising recovery from COVID-19, featuring an image of the sea behind the heading text and subtitle &quot;A handbook for health professionals and other caregivers of people with Long COVID&quot;.\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oercollective.caul.edu.au\/enabling-optimising-recovery-covid-19\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enabling and optimising recovery from COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is a living OER produced by Deakin academics. An invaluable resource providing health professionals and others with the knowledge, skills and advice to work with people recovering from COVID-19 infection or experiencing Long COVID. The work is innovative in an area that is still emerging and remains variably understood. The licensing is open, allowing use and contributions from external partners, including experts from the Australian Physiotherapy Association.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6524\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/back-to-basics-understanding-the-fundamentals-of-open-access\/oer-cover-900-x-1200-px-1688-x-2625-px-900-x-1200-px-350x467\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/OER-Cover-900-\u00d7-1200-px-1688-\u00d7-2625-px-900-\u00d7-1200-px-350x467-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"350,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OER-Cover-900-\u00d7-1200-px-1688-\u00d7-2625-px-900-\u00d7-1200-px-350&#215;467\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/OER-Cover-900-\u00d7-1200-px-1688-\u00d7-2625-px-900-\u00d7-1200-px-350x467-1.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/OER-Cover-900-\u00d7-1200-px-1688-\u00d7-2625-px-900-\u00d7-1200-px-350x467-1.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6524 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/09\/OER-Cover-900-\u00d7-1200-px-1688-\u00d7-2625-px-900-\u00d7-1200-px-350x467-1.png\" alt=\"An image of the cover of Historical thinking for senior secondary students. It features a series of historical images from different time periods showing people interacting with each other.\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oercollective.caul.edu.au\/historical-thinking-for-senior-secondary-students\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Historical thinking for senior secondary students<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is a collection of student-authored assessments from the Master of Teaching (Secondary). The OER includes 43 student-authored chapters, each aligning with the Australian curriculum. By getting involved in this project, students had the opportunity to engage in active learning, gain experience in different technologies and obligations (e.g. copyright, licensing and accessibility for open creation and publishing), build professional networks, and contribute to their professional portfolio. The CC-licensed chapters are freely usable in practice by institutions, groups or individuals, including those with limited financial resources, like developing countries, contributing to real-world outcomes in education.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Food for thought<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a last thought, before you hear from us again next week, we want to ask you: Where does the knowledge you use come from? Are there any barriers that prevent you from using resources the way you want? How could you expand your knowledge further?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">Learn more about OA and j<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">oin us for an online event on <\/span>Thursday, 23 October at 10am,<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> where we will be discussing this year\u2019s International Open Access Week theme with panellists from the open publishing community. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/who-owns-our-knowledge-a-conversation-tickets-1755506881339?aff=oddtdtcreator\">Register now<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the lead up to this year\u2019s International Open Access Week (20\u201326 October), Deakin Library is publishing a series of articles that explore this year\u2019s OA Week theme: \u201cWho Owns Our Knowledge?\u201d. 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