Dear Sir/ Madam, Greetings! Happy to share the 36th interview post on 'Open Interview'. In this interview, Tracy Creagh shares her insights on open access, noting that despite significant progress, misconceptions about open access still persist. She observes that countries like Australia need to engage more actively with global initiatives. Drawing on her work at QUT and beyond, she emphasizes the central role of libraries in managing and supporting open access publishing, particularly through Diamond open access models and collaborative communities that enhance quality, visibility, and sustainability. She also highlights ongoing challenges related to transparency and long-term viability, while expressing optimism for a more equitable and community-driven future for scholarly publishing. -- Tracy Creagh is Journal Manager in the Office for Scholarly Communication, Queensland University of Technology Library, managing their collection of Diamond open access scholarly publications. She has over two decades of experience in higher education, primarily focused on research support. Tracy is also currently a member of the ALMASI International Advisory Board; and Co-convenor of the Australasian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice Diamond Journal Publishing group supported by Open Access Australasia and the Council of Australasian University Librarians. She also works as Communications Assistant at DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) – supporting international engagement via blogs, social media and support for projects, collaborations and events. *--* *Misconceptions about open access models persist even after two decades:* *Tracy Creagh* https://openinterview.org/2026/03/30/tracy-creagh-misconceptions-about-open-... Please read the post and share your valuable comments on the blog. Regards, Editor, Open Interview <https://openinterview.org/> -- Santosh C. H., PhD <https://santoshch.my.canva.site/home> University Librarian Central University of Haryana <http://cuh.ac.in/> | Virtual Tour of CUH <https://www.cuh.ac.in/virtual-tour-360.aspx> Mahendergarh-123 031 Haryana, India http://library.cuh.ac.in/ Cell: +91-99874 28147 -- Read the recent interview post of: *Tracy Creagh, Queensland University of Technology Library, Australia <https://openinterview.org/2026/03/30/tracy-creagh-misconceptions-about-open-access-models-persist-even-after-two-decades/>* -- DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail & discard all copies of the original message.