October 22Tuesday

• Open Robotics and 3D Printing Demo

  October 22, 2013 from 3pm to 4pm – University of British Columbia Speaker: Jon Nakane and Students from the Engineering Physics Project Lab Prototyping tools are available on campus for students looking to fabricate their ideas into physical objects. On display wi… Organized by University of British Columbia Library | Type: presentation

• OA Forum at UNC Greensboro

  October 22, 2013 from 3pm to 5pm – Room 120 School of Education Building Join Jennifer Lin, Senior Editor at PLOS for her presentation on "Alternative Metrics for Evaluating Impact of Scholarly Articles"    A faculty panel discussion will follow Organized by Beth Bernhardt | Type: forum

• Workshop "U.Porto - Acesso Aberto à Informação. Arquivos, Bibliotecas e Repositórios Digitais"

  October 22, 2013 from 2:30pm to 5:30pm – Noble amphitheater of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto Workshop "University of Porto - Open Access to Information. Files, Libraries and Digital Repositories", organized by the University of Porto (Vídeo) Organized by U.Porto | Type: workshop

• Conversatorio sobre el acceso abierto

  October 22, 2013 from 2pm to 3:30pm – Biblioteca Central, 3° Nivel, Universidad de El Salvador Conversatorio sobre el Acceso Abierto, organizado por la Carrera de Biblioteconomía y Gestión de la Información de la Universidad de El Salvador Organized by Lic. Carlos Alfredo Morales, Coordinador de la Carrera de Biblioteconomía y Gestión de la Información de la Universidad de El Salvador | Type: discussion

• Human and social sciences and OA: opportunities and new perspectives

  October 22, 2013 from 2pm to 5pm – Università di Torino - Aula Magna Campus Luigi Einaudi We are going to talk about new business models (Open Edition), good practices in OA journals management (Riviste UniMI), good practices "beyond publication" (Bollettino Telematico di Filosofia Politi… Organized by Elena Giglia | Type: conference

• Educational Content Creation Manager for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology

  October 22, 2013 from 2pm to 4pm – Marcus Nanotechnology Building, Conference Room 1117-1118 In the 1960’s, university-based open source code development and sharing led to breakthroughs in the electronic design software that ultimately powered the semiconductor industry. Other disciplines a… Organized by Georgia Tech Library | Type: workshop

• Open Access! Eteneekö tieteen tulosten avoin saatavuus?

  October 22, 2013 from 2pm to 4pm – Helsingin yliopisto, Viikin kampus Open Access! Eteneekö tieteen tulosten avoin saatavuus? Kansainvälisen Open Access -viikon tapahtuma Helsingin yliopiston Viikin kampuksella Tervetuloa Viikkiin kuulemaan ja keskustelemaan tieteen tu… Organized by Helsinki University Library | Type: seminar

• Muzzles, Media Offices and Message Control

  October 22, 2013 from 2pm to 3pm – University of British Columbia The open system that used to encourage and trust federal scientists to discuss their work has been replaced by a tightly controlled system that churns out “approved lines.” Margaret Munro’s stories e… Organized by University of British Columbia Library | Type: presentation

• Death of Evidence Funeral

  October 22, 2013 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm – Scott Library Atrium, York University For Open Access Week, join us in mourning the passing of evidence-based decision making in Canada.  From the cancelling of the long form census, to the cuts at Library and Archives Canada, to the muz… Organized by John Dupuis | Type: speakers

• Getting the information you need; the role of Open Access in supporting health and wellbeing on the island of Ireland

  October 22, 2013 from 1:30pm to 4pm – St. Patrick’s University Hospital, Dublin Getting the information you need; the role of Open Access in health and wellbeing Co-hosted by the Institute of Public Health (IPH) and the Regional Library Dr. Steevens Hospital, HSE… Organized by Health Service Executive Regional Library & Institute of Public Health in Ireland | Type: open, access, seminar