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Past Events (2,604)

October 28Wednesday

5a Jornada de Acceso Abierto en el Instituto de Formación Técnica Superior (IFTS) No.13

October 28, 2015 from 6:45pm to 9pm – Argentina 18:45 hs Apertura de la 4ta. Jornada de Acceso Abierto 19:00 hs Derechos de autor, acceso abierto y bibliotecas, a cargo de Prof. Ana María Sanllorenti 19.40 hs. Cooperación bibliotecaria: una antigu… Organized by Patricia Prada | Type: jornada, académica
How can you write an open access encyclopedia in a closed access world?

October 28, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm – United States of America See blog post for info & registration Much knowledge has always been locked away, throughout history. It’s inaccessible — or expensive to access — for all but a privileged few. Two Internet-era s… Organized by Pete Forsyth | Type: panel, discussion/webinar
Getting Published: Unraveling the Journal Publishing Process

October 28, 2015 from 2pm to 3:30pm – United States of America A panel of journal editors and librarians will offer insights into journal publishing. The discussion will range from how you choose where to submit to how editors select articles to publish. Some o… Organized by Dan Lee | Type: panel
ZULC Open Access Capacity Building and Advocacy Workshop for Government Officials and Librarians in Government Libraries: Towards a national mandate for OA

October 28, 2015 from 9am to 1pm – Zimbabwe In line with the 2015 Open Access theme, “Open Collaboration”, the capacity building and advocacy workshop will provide a platform for fostering partnerships between University libraries in Zimbabwe,… Organized by Abigail Mazhude | Type: capacity, building, and, advocacy, workshop

October 27Tuesday

The New Clothes of European Carnival

October 27, 2015 from 6pm to 11pm – Bulgaria Open lecture on dynamics of European Carnivals. Students will present history and contemporary way of celebrating Halloween as well as other global festivals. Organized by professor Margarita Karamihova, | Type: open, lecture
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

October 27, 2015 from 6pm to 8:30pm – Canada In collaboration with Edmonton Public Library, MacEwan University Library is pleased to announce a showing of the film The Internet’s Own Boy, which tells the story of computer programming prodigy an… Organized by Robyn Hall | Type: movie
Open Textbook

October 27, 2015 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm – Canada The Open Textbook Movement for post-secondary students and instructors is gaining momentum in prominence. In Canada, the Provinces of British Columbia and Manitoba have advocated for Open Textbook an… Organized by Yayo Umetsubo | Type: opentextbook, academic, post-secondary
Open Access Journals

October 27, 2015 from 1pm to 2:15pm – Canada There are both advantages and disadvantages to open access journals, and many opinions within academia on their value. Hearing the perspectives our own university's scholars on own access will help u… Organized by Yayo Umetsubo | Type: academic, research, oaweek
Open Access Week 2O15 in Cameroon

October 27, 2015 from 10am to 1pm – Cameroon In celebrating Open Access Week 2015 in Cameroon, EIFL-Open Access Programme in Cameroon organise a study day at the University of Yaounde I on the theme: " Open Access and collaboration between stak… Organized by Prudence NKOLO | Type: study, day, workshop
Opening ceremony of Open Access Week 2015 in Cameroon

October 27, 2015 from 12am to 2pm – Cameroon Date: Tuesday, 20 october 2015 Location: Salle des actes, Ecole Normale Superieure Scheduled Time: 12 am - 2 p.m. PROGRAM: Welcoming remarks from the EIFL-Open Access Programme Country Coordinator in… Organized by Prudence NKOLO | Type: opening, ceremony