{"id":16571,"date":"2023-10-20T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=16571"},"modified":"2024-05-31T15:35:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T05:35:22","slug":"open-access-week-2023-shifting-the-default-to-community-over-commercialisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2023\/10\/20\/open-access-week-2023-shifting-the-default-to-community-over-commercialisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Access Week 2023: Shifting the default to community over commercialisation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open access publishing<\/span><\/a> helps make research findings freely available for anyone to access and view. This can make the research more discoverable and provides pathways for addressing inequal access to knowledge.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018When science is not openly accessible, it does not, and cannot, reach everyone who needs it.\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

– Virginia Barbour and Martin Borchet<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The theme of this year\u2019s <\/span>Open Access Week<\/span><\/a> is \u2018Community over Commercialisation\u2019. During this week-long, global event we are encouraged to reflect on how we can best prioritise the needs of the communities research is seeking to serve. Questions to consider include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n