Monthly Archives: May 2012

Free CC seminar in Melbourne

Posted on 18 May 2012 by Cheryl Foong

Join us for a free public seminar at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne on Friday 15 June 9am – 12noon, where Professor Brian Fitzgerald, Executive Dean, Faculty of Law, Australian Catholic University and the CC Australia team will share their … Continue reading →

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World Bank Open Access Policy

Posted on 15 May 2012 by Cheryl Foong

The World Bank is adopting an Open Access Policy on 1 July 2012, which applies to work carried out by Bank staff members and outside research funded by the Bank. The aim of the policy is to support ‘the free … Continue reading →

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New Adapt OER project website launched

Posted on 14 May 2012 by Cheryl Foong

The Adapt project, which aims to create a repository of OER to enhance learning and teaching in Adaptation studies, has recently launched its new website. Project partners will be able to share learning and teaching materials across the disciplines in … Continue reading →

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2012-13 Budget overview and papers released under CC BY

Posted on 14 May 2012 by Cheryl Foong

Once again, the Australian Government has released its 2012-13 budget overview and budget papers under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) Australia licence. The first step was taken in 2010, with the release of the 2010-11 budget papers under CC … Continue reading →

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Australia’s story goes viral

Posted on 14 May 2012 by Cheryl Foong

A project which has opened up historic video clips of events including the release of Lindy Chamberlain and the introduction of World Series Cricket has been viewed 1.5 million times in the first month. The collaborative initiative between the ARC … Continue reading →

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