[Duraspace] University of Waikato approves Open Access Mandate Guidelines : University of Waikato

[Hilton Gibson]

The University of Waikato has become the first university in New Zealand to
approve a mandate around open access to academics’ publications.

The Open Access Mandate Guidelines were approved this month by the
University of Waikato’s Academic Board. Under the guidelines, academic
staff can disseminate their research as widely as possible, bringing
research results out from behind the subscription paywall to be accessed by
all.

This puts the University of Waikato at the forefront of the issue among New
Zealand institutions, demonstrating a commitment to the concept of open
access to knowledge. Freedom to exchange ideas and to publish acquired
knowledge are fundamental to the purposes of a university.

http://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/media/2014/03university-of-waikato-approves-open-access-mandate-guidelines.shtml
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