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The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning: IRRODL, a refereed, open access e-journal that disseminates original research, theory and best practice in open and distance learning worldwide, is available free of charge to anyone with access to the Internet.

AU Space: AU Space contains publications, articles, books, datasets, learning objects, images, blueprints, presentations, audio recordings, technical reports, videos, working papers and more. The role of this digital content repository is to preserve and disseminate Athabasca University’s scholarly materials.

AU Press: AU Press, the centre of publishing expertise at Athabasca University and Canada’s first twenty-first century scholarly press is dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge and research through open access digital journals and monographs, as well as through new electronic media. AU Press will offer its imprint only to scholarship of the highest quality, as determined through peer review.

Open Access Research Policy: Providing access to information and knowledge is a defining feature of both the classical and modern university. High subscription costs charged by some journal owners are causing drastic cuts in the number of subscriptions to scholarly journals available to academics either personally or in libraries. This restriction on access is of concern to both professional scholars and the general public. At the same time, the Web has opened up access to information at a very low cost. These two factors create an opportunity for Athabasca University to make a public commitment to open access research publishing.