The Project has undertaken a survey of academic and scholarly authors in Australia to obtain an understanding of authors’ knowledge of publishing agreements and their experience in dealing with publishers in order to provide an accurate perspective on current academic publishing practices. The results received from the survey will be used in developing model publishing agreements, toolkits and training materials for academic authors and publishers.   The OAK Law Project seeks to promote strategies for the management of copyright so as to facilitate optimal access to research output, especially that which is publicly funded.

We know that time is valuable, so we would like to thank all those who completed the survey. We are confident that the results will assist us in developing practical tools that can be used by authors to better manage their copyright.

The survey results will soon appear on this website.

Thanks to takomabibelot for the photo of the Boston Public Library Bates Hall Reading Room & Clocks, From The Government Documents Office (Boston, MA). It is available at Flickr under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.