The document discusses the work of IFLA's Open Access Working Party. It provides background on IFLA's involvement in open access issues since 2009 and describes the formation and current initiatives of the Working Party. These initiatives include implementing the recommendations of IFLA's new open access statement, transforming IFLA's publications to open access, developing open access vocabulary, and holding sessions at upcoming conferences to continue progressing open access issues through a global lens that considers intellectual freedom, equity, and inclusion. The document also notes some differences in open access views and progress between Europe and Australia.

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Realising equity, inclusion and
diversity in the open access
movement: progress on
implementing IFLA’s call to action
IFLA Open Access Working Party

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Who we are
Fiona Bradley
Co-Lead, IFLA Open Access Working Group
IFLA FAIFE Committee Member 2019-2023
IFLA AI SIG Member 2022-2024
Director, Research & Infrastructure, UNSW Sydney
Library
Patrick Danowski
Member of PC 2021-2023
Chair SciTech Section 2023-2025
Manager of Library ISTA, Austria

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IFLA & Open Access Working Party
2009 - 2011 Ellen Tise presidential theme - Access to Knowledge (A2K)
2010 Statement on OA published in response to a request to support the BOAI
definition
2017 Global Vision
2018 Start of IFLA new Strategy Process
2018 Resolution at WLIC 2018 General Assembly requesting that IFLA to focus
on OA in its strategy and advocacy as a matter of urgency.
2019 GB agreed to form a working party under CLM and tasked to update the
OA statement 10 years on.
2022 New Statement published

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Open Access Working Party
● Evolution of OA since 2010 suggested a new statement required, not a
revision. Work began on a draft but endorsement by the GB delayed as IFLA
had not resolved the question of open access to its own publications
● Many organisations are working in their own country/sector on open access,
the point of difference for IFLA’s involvement is the global voice, and to
highlight the contribution OA makes to intellectual freedom, equity, and
inclusion.
● The Working Party was as open as possible to everyone
many units and countries are represented

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Current Initiatives
Statement &
implementation of its
recommendations
Transformation of IFLA
publications
Vocabulary

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Unique points from the IFLA statement
Intellectual freedom
Inclusive approach
Many routes to OA
Equity

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Where do we go next?
● Open Access Working Party high-level session and meeting during the WLIC
● The work continues – proposal to the Governing Board for a formalised
structure, such as an advisory committee
● Focus areas likely to be open science/open scholarship/research, equity
● Terminology: Open Science & Open Knowledge & Open Scholarship & Open
Research

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We acknowledge all the contributions of
Working Party members including
Fiona Bradley
Susan Reilly
Ellen Tise
Patrick Danowski
Juan Miguel Palma
Lilly Hoi Sze Ho
Sara Benson
Ann Okerson
Christos Varvantakis
Ursula Arning
Alwaleed K. Alkhaja
Tina Baich
Anke Beck
Lidia Uziel
Andrea Wirth
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Karin Byström
Takashi Nagatsuka
Wathmanel Seneviratne
Stephen Wyber
Matt Voigts
… and other colleagues – thank you!

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Discussion starter
Views from Europe & Australia

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Different Views: Europe (Diverse Landscape)
Northern Europe:
Some strong supporter of OA 2020 & TA
France & Belgium: Bibliodiversity TA not supported
South Europe: Focus on Green Road
Many funders support Coalition S
Situation in Austria:
Early adaptor of TA, 15 consortia TAs + local
ISTA: 90% OA (gold + green)
TA help us to make OA easy but we can aford that
New option gets more investigated :
Rights Retension Strategy
Past “Conflict“:
Different definitions what is Open Access
Common Goal: 0 Embargo
Trend: More inatives to monitor OA developement
Data about OA gets more Important

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Different Views: Australia
• Rapid change in the sector -
recent French review of academic
freedom, Universities Accord,
Science priorities, OA2020
regional workshop
• Visibility of Australian research in
global publishing systems can be a
challenge - this spans political
‘area studies’ to indigenous
research, law, to biodiversity
• Indigenous data sovereignty and
intellectual property considerations
• Inclusive: Strong commitment to diversity of
approaches and open initiatives
• Equity: Long favoured repository-based approach
to OA but this is shifting. Strong focus on rights
retention and repository advocacy. Read &
Publish agreements still very new. Chief Scientist
consultation
• Strong open access advocacy group and training
- Open Access Australasia
• Focus on rights retention
• My institution, UNSW Sydney has first OA policy
including rights retention, similar now in place at
QUT. Others seeking to adopt
• OER collective via Council of Australian
University Librarians

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There is an opportunity for all of us (as part of IFLA) to
participate in and drive conversations and seek solutions
● What does this look like for you?
● What are the key questions in your country and region?
● What are your views on where IFLA should go on this topic?
● How can we find a common ground?