The Open Access to Knowledge (OAK) Law Project has launched a guide for organisations and academic institutions who implement and manage digital repositories. We believe the guide will be beneficial to repository managers as a practical day-to-day tool.

‘A Guide to Developing Open Access Through Your Digital Repository’ examines and explains the copyright issues involved in depositing and accessing material in digital repositories. It also considers how open access can be best developed for digital repositories in line with legal protocols.

The guide focuses on effective management and promotion of digital repositories and in doing so, examines the relationships between the parties involved in the deposit and access process. Licensing requirements and options are also considered in detail. Finally, the guide touches on more technical considerations, such as software and metadata.

We see the guide as a building block towards a broader accessibility framework. While the focus is Australian law, it has potential to be adapted to other jurisdictions.

Click here to view ‘A Guide to Developing Open Access Through Your Digital Repository’.