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Opening up the open access archive Amanda Lawrence APO Managing Editor. The obesity epidemic. How is policy made?. The Hollowmen, Episode 1. Fat chance http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7XeQin9abx4. Benefit of subscription vs open access publishing.
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Opening up the open access archive Amanda Lawrence APO Managing Editor
How is policy made? The Hollowmen, Episode 1. Fat chance http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7XeQin9abx4
Benefit of subscription vs open access publishing Ref: John Houghton 2006, Research cmmunication costs in Australia: Emerging opportunities and benefits
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Why the need to upgrade? “That cute little classification scheme you devise when you have 1,000 records will be driving you crazy with its inadequacies by the time there are 10,000 records.” (Marcia Bates 2002)
Goals of the upgrade • Tailor content to readers’ interests • Make content more browsable • Make search faster and more accurate • Increase revenue
What our readers told us Don’t change!
What our readers told us - functionality Faster Topic subsites More specific browsing options Full text search of pdfs Bookmarks/favourites
What our readers told us - content Research, research, research Research guides – wiki style Policy news - feeds Website listings Audio/video
What the business needed More efficient catalogueing More contextual advertising Online credit card payment
New classification Creative economy Economics Education Environment & Planning Health Justice Indigenous International Politics Social Policy
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