Public Access and Your Thesis (October)

Get an overview of everything you need to know to prepare a PhD or Masters by Research thesis for the University's Open Access Repository.

Learning Outcomes
- An overview of University of Melbourne policy governing public access to graduate research theses.
- An overview of the systems used for examination and open access publishing: TES and Minerva Access.
- The benefits of making a thesis open access, along with a consideration of potential issues.
- Selecting and applying embargo periods to protect commercial IP, patent applications, legally/politically sensitive information, and your ability to publish.
- Managing 3rd-party copyright.
- Issues to be aware of early if planning to submit a thesis-with-publication.

This event is part of the Researcher@Library program. It is open to all University of Melbourne staff and students. For more information, email libraryresearch-tickets@unimelb.edu.au.