October 21Monday

• Open Access Week 2013 Kick Off Event at the World Bank: Redefining Impact webinar

  October 21, 2013 from 2pm to 3:30pm – Watson Library, Room 455 Please join us as we watch SPARC's kick off event for Open Access Week 2013! Organized by Marianne Reed | Type: open access week event, webinar

• Plum Analytics: Measuring Impact: Combining Traditional and Non-Traditional Metrics

  October 21, 2013 from 2pm to 3pm – Webinar Altmetrics and Open Access have a natural affinity with one another since both help expand and broaden our view of scholarly research.  In this free webinar, Plum Analytics, will talk about how using… Organized by Plum Analytics | Type: webinar

• Provost’s Forum - The Open Access Movement

  October 21, 2013 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm – University Centre UBC Okanagan faculty, students, staff, and community members are invited to join our Provost and invited panel consisting of Dr. John Willinsky (Stanford University), Dr. Lawrence Berg (UBC Okanagan… Organized by Centre for Teaching and Learning | Type: forum

• Open Access Explained!

  October 21, 2013 from 1pm to 2pm – Ulwazi training room, Chancellor Oppenheimer Library Not sure what Open Access is all about?  Come along to Ulwazi in the Library (inside Knowledge Commons) for a video screening to find out more! Organized by OpenUCT | Type: video, screening

• Students & Open Access: ESF Students Talk About Why OA is Important to Them

  October 21, 2013 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm – 110 Moon Library ESF students demonstrate the Directory of Open Access Journals and describe their experiences editing Wikipedia entries. Organized by Ruth Owens & Jessica Clemons | Type: presentation

• Open Access Comedy Film Fest

  October 21, 2013 at 12:15pm to October 25, 2013 at 12:45pm – MacEwan University Library, City Centre Campus In the spirit of celebrating online, unrestricted access to information, MacEwan University Library is hosting an Open Access Comedy Film Festival. Along with information about the Open Access to Res… Organized by Robyn Hall | Type: film festival

• Open Access Week at Athabasca University

  October 21, 2013 at 12pm to October 25, 2013 at 1pm – Online http://openaccess.athabascau.ca/ You are invited to participate in a series of FREE webcasts celebrating Open Access Week (Oct. 21-27, 2013).  These webcasts will explore major issues and opportuniti… Organized by Colin Elliott | Type: free, webcasts

• Open Access: From BioMed Central to F1000Research

  October 21, 2013 from 12pm to 2pm – SURF Room, Fulton House, Swansea University Rebecca Lawrence (Faculty of 1000) will talk about the developments in OA publishing from the early days of BioMed Central to the success of PLOS and the most recent developments of open peer review,… Organized by Clare Boucher | Type: seminar

• Open Access Information Tables

  October 21, 2013 from 10:30am to 12:30pm – J. Murrey Atkins Library J. Murrey Atkins Library is planning a series of information tables to be staffed by librarians.  Get information and resources about open access, copyright, author rights, publishing agreements, fed… Organized by Heather McCullough | Type: information, tables

• Open Access Week Reception

  October 21, 2013 from 10am to 11am – Main floor, UBC Okanagan Campus Library UBC Okanagan campus. Faculty, students, staff, and community members are invited to come celebrate the beginning of International Open Access Week 2013 and the unveiling of the UBC's Okanagan Open Ac… Organized by UBC Okanagan Campus Library | Type: reception