{"id":1068,"date":"2025-01-24T18:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T17:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/arl\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2025-01-30T15:41:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:41:18","slug":"introducing-the-open-access-toolkit-for-aotearoa-new-zealand-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/arl\/2025\/01\/24\/introducing-the-open-access-toolkit-for-aotearoa-new-zealand-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Open Access Toolkit for Aotearoa New Zealand Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This post is by \u00a0Berit Anderson<\/a>, OA Toolkit Project Lead, Ng\u0101 Ratonga Manaaki Rangahau | Research Services, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Globally, openly accessible research is growing exponentially. However, Aotearoa, New Zealand\u2019s open access rate, has increased slower than the world’s. In 2023, Te P\u014dkai Tara (Universities New Zealand)<\/a> released the Pan-University Statement on Open Access<\/a>, committing to drive and support open access across the university sector. Their goal is to elevate the national percentage of open research to 70% by 2025.<\/p>\n

To support this initiative, the Council of Aotearoa New Zealand University Librarians (CONZUL)<\/a> sponsored a project to create a resource that guides New Zealand\u2019s researchers through the open-access publishing process. To ensure nationwide relevance, ten librarians from Aotearoa New Zealand\u2019s eight universities formed a project team to develop the Open Access Toolkit for Aotearoa New Zealand Researchers<\/a>. The toolkit is organised into five stages of publishing, which are familiar to all researchers:<\/p>\n