How open access agreements are transforming hospital research in Victoria

A new initiative has helped Victorian health service staff publish 57 open access papers while avoiding more than $345,000 in publication fees.

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Article Authors:

Cassandra Gorton is a health librarian, the Manager – Access & Discovery at Monash Health, the chair of the Victorian Health Libraries Consortium, and the treasurer of Health Libraries Inc.

Gemma Siemensma is a health librarian, the Library Manager at Grampians Health, a member of the Victorian Health Libraries Consortium, and the convenor of ALIA Health Libraries Australia.

John Prentice is a health librarian, the Library Manager at the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and the secretary of the Victorian Health Libraries Consortium.