Open Knowledge Spotlight: Research Bank

ACU Library is here to keep you up to date on all things Open Access, supporting you to increase the reach of your research. To kick things off, we're taking a look at Research Bank.

Great research deserves to be found, not hidden behind barriers to access. This is the driving focus of Open Knowledge Spotlight, a new series exploring how ACU Library helps your research reach wider audiences.

Understanding Open Knowledge

Open Knowledge refers to content, information and data that people are free to access, use and share. The term expands upon Open Access, the free readership and permitted reuse of published research content. 

The value of openness

Open Knowledge benefits individuals, the institution and the broader community:

• Researchers and authors: beyond meeting funder requirements, Open Access increases discoverability, readership and opportunities for global collaboration.
• ACU: increased visibility boosts our profile, attracting talent and funding, and increasing our impact by connecting our work with audiences around the world.
• The broader community: Making research openly available supports learning, innovation and public understanding, allowing knowledge to be accessed, reused and built upon.

Supporting Open Knowledge at ACU

ACU Research Bank, our institutional repository, is key to open scholarship at ACU. Research Bank provides access to more than 10,000 open access outputs and grows every day. The infographic below highlights just how far ACU research can travel when it's shared through the repository.

We look forward to growing this series and shining a spotlight on the initiatives helping ACU knowledge to reach further. Contact the library any time for support with your research, and check out our open access webpage for general information.