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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

REBIUN: Red de Bibliotecas universitarias

October 15, 2013 at 6pm to October 31, 2013 at 7pm – Internet The Spanish Academic Libraries Network (REBIUN) participates in the International Open Access Week and coordinates the realization of accesoabierto.info, platform news and resources on open access to… Organized by REBIUN | Type: news, resources, platform
Competition on "Open Access, repositories and copyright"

October 16, 2013 to October 27, 2013 – online Rules: During the International Open Access Week, the UOC Library holds a competition to promote knowledge about open access and copyright/copyleft among its entire student community and all its admi… Organized by Virtual Library of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) | Type: competition
Electronic Publishing Trust Annual OA Award

October 16, 2013 at 6pm to November 30, 2013 at 7pm – The Internet! An annual award made to an individual in developing countries or countries in transition who has made a significant contribution to OA Organized by Derek Law | Type: award
2nd National Open Access Workshop

October 21, 2013 to October 22, 2013 – Izmir /Turkey The Turkish National Open Access Workshop will take place at Izmir Institute of Technology Library in Izmir from Octoberr 21-22, 2013. Organized by the Izmir Institute of Technology and Department of… Organized by Gultekin Gurdal | Type: workshop
University of Kansas Open Access Week 2013

October 21, 2013 to October 25, 2013 – University of Kansas Libraries Here are the Open Access Week 2013 events at the University of Kansas! We’ll post more information as OA Week gets closer, but wanted to share the schedule with you so you can mark your calendars fo… Organized by Marianne Reed | Type: oaweek
Les RDV de l'Open Access Week 2013 à Paris

October 21, 2013 to October 24, 2013 – Paris October 21 : "Open Access for all at the FMSH" October 23 : "Open Access for Research" at the EHESS October 24 : "Open Access and new communication media" at the UPMCInformation and subscription: ht… Organized by MyScienceWork and partners | Type: open, access, week
University of Colorado Boulder Open Access Week 2013

October 21, 2013 to October 24, 2013 – University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder Libraries and United Government of Graduate Students are hosting the following events for Open Access Week 2013: Open Access Week Kick-Off Event Viewing Party Spons… Organized by Andrew Johnson | Type: outreach
Open Access Week 2013 @ TIB/UB Hannover

October 21, 2013 to October 25, 2013 – FBK TIB/UB Hannover (Homepage, Wikipedia) is participating in the International Open Access Week 2013. You can find more information (in German) on the library's open access page. Activities include: in… Organized by Marco Tullney | Type: discussion, outreach, openaccessweek, booth
Open Access Week at Malmö university

October 21, 2013 to October 27, 2013 – Orkanenbiblioteket During the 2013 Open Access Week, we have written an article on the subject of Redefining Impact to be posted on the University web page. We are also arranging a web competition where researchers c… Organized by Helena Stjernberg | Type: mixed
Indiana University Bloomington Gears up for OA Week

October 21, 2013 to October 25, 2013 – Bloomington, Indiana If you're in Bloomington, Indiana next week, check out our list of Open Access week events: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=530000404. Organized by Jennifer Laherty | Type: presentation
Open Access Week 2013 at Columbia University

October 21, 2013 to October 25, 2013 – College Walk, Columbia University For Open Access Week at Columbia, we from the Scholarly Communication Program, an initiative of Columbia's Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, along with our friends at Columbia Libraries/In… Organized by Leyla Williams | Type: stall
Open Access Week 2013 in Armenia

October 21, 2013 to October 25, 2013 – Yerevan and Ashtarak Electronic Library Consortium of Armenia (ELCA) will celebrate International Open Access Week with a series of open access workshops in Yerevan and Ashtarak during the week of October 21-25, 2013. On… Organized by Electronic Library Consortium of Armenia (ELCA | Type: a, series, of, open, access, workshops
Open Access Week 2013 in China

October 21, 2013 to October 23, 2013 – Beijing China Following up last year’s successful Open Access (OA) Week – the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will host a conference "China Open Access Week 2013" in Beijing on October… Organized by National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences | Type: workshops
Open Access Week 2013 in Moldova

October 21, 2013 to October 27, 2013 – Chişinău, Moldova The Library Association from Moldova and Electronic Resources for Moldova - Resurse Electronice pentru Moldova (REM) will join International Open Access Week 2013 celebrations by organizing a nationa… Organized by The Library Association from Moldova and Electronic Resources for Moldova - Resurse Electronice pentru Moldova (REM) | Type: campaign
Open Access Week Events at Ryerson University Library, Ontario Canada

October 21, 2013 to October 25, 2013 – LIB489B Liberate Your Course Materials: Open Access and Copyright Free Resources For Your Teaching October 22, 2013 – 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in LIB489B, Library 4th floor. In this workshop, facilitated by A… Organized by Ann Ludbrook | Type: open, access, week, 2013
Celebrando la Semana Internacional del Acceso Abierto 2013

October 21, 2013 at 6am to October 24, 2013 at 6:30pm – Escuela Graduada de Ciencias y Tecnologías de la Información, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus La Escuela Graduada de Ciencias y Tecnologías de la Información, de la Universidad de Puerto Rico se une a la celebración de la Semana Internacional del Acceso Abierto 2013 con actividades diversas.… Organized by Luisa Vigo-Cepeda | Type: webinars, and, conferences, on-site
2nd Open Mind, Open Access, Open Library

October 21, 2013 at 9am to October 27, 2013 at 3pm – Library Offices - Cyprus University of Technology You are welcome to our Conference "Open Mind, Open Access, Open Library" Organized by Stephanie Liasi | Type: conference
Open Access Week 2013 at the University of Salamanca

October 21, 2013 at 9am to October 25, 2013 at 7pm – Salamanca (Spain) La Universidad de Salamanca se une a las celebraciones de esta semana, en coordinación con la Red de Bibliotecas Universitarias Españolas (REBIUN) y la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnolo… Organized by University of Salamanca (Spain) | Type: marketing, roundtable, video
Bindura University of Science Education Library

October 21, 2013 at 10am to October 25, 2013 at 4pm – Main Library Campus BUSE Library takes this opportunity to honor academic staff who have so far submitted research articles towards the development of BUSE IR recently launched on 26th June 2013 and is accessible via h… Organized by Shorai Majojo | Type: marketing, advocacy, and, awareness, campaign
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 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 Paris 2013

October 21, 2013 at 6pm to October 25, 2013 at 7pm – Paris Last year the Open Access Week in Paris was a success. This year MyScienceWork is looking for more partners to make the event even bigger ! Want to join ? Write to us at contact@mysciencework.com Organized by MyScienceWork | Type: open, access, week
Theophilus Fiawotoafor and Adolph Agbeh

October 21, 2013 at 6pm to October 27, 2013 at 7pm – University of Education, Winnba, Ghana The University of Education, Winneba Library is planning a series of activities aimed at embedding the importance and benefits of their Institutional Repository and of Open Access. They plan to achie… Organized by Theophilus Fiawotoafor and Adolph Agbeh | Type: advocacy, campain
Actividades en la UPV (Universitat Politècnica de València)

October 21, 2013 at 6pm to October 25, 2013 at 7pm – Valencia, Spain Del 21 al 27 de octubre se celebra la semana internacional del acceso abierto (Open Access Week 2013) y la biblioteca de la Universitat Politècnica de València se suma a ella, un año más, realizando… Organized by RiuNet | Type: talleres, y, charlas
University of Fribourg (Switzerland) Open Access Week 2013

October 21, 2013 at 6pm to October 27, 2013 at 7pm – University of Fribourg On occation of the International Open Access Week 2013 the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) relooked its open access web page on www.unifr.ch/openaccess. Further more, the university libraries sh… Organized by University of Fribourg (CH) | Type: website, posters, flyers, lectures
Videoconferencias. Acceso abierto

October 21, 2013 at 11:30pm to October 25, 2013 at 2pm – Internet Videoconferencias con motivo de la Semana Internacional del Acceso Abierto a través de SocialBiblio, plataforma de aprendizaje participativo. Organizan: FECYT y REBIUN 21 octubre 2013, 11:30 h. Títul… Organized by FECYT and REBIUN | Type: video, conference
Meeting of the Open Access Network Austria (OANA)

October 22, 2013 all day – Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research discussion of around 50 representatives from universitites, research institutions, funders and research politics in Austria on a common and more comprehensive Open Access strategy Organized by Falk Reckling | Type: networking, event
Open Access Week @ European University Institute, Florence

October 22, 2013 to October 24, 2013 – EUI - Badia Fiesolana Tuesday 22nd: Round Table Open Access Publications: Redefining Impact (Badia) 14.00-17.30 Wednesday 23rd: Presentation on Open Data @ the EUI Thursday 24th: Open Access Information desk at the EUI (… Organized by Lotta Svantesson | Type: roundtable, information, desk
Open Access Week at Northern Illinois University

October 22, 2013 to October 25, 2013 – DeKalb, Illinois NIU Libraries are connecting the campus with institutions across the world in a shared discussion around the Open Access movement in celebration of International Open Access Week 2013. With a varie… Organized by Stacey Erdman | Type: conference
Open Access Week 2013 in Tunisia

October 22, 2013 to October 24, 2013 – Tunis Trois journées consacrées au libre accés : 22 Octobre 2013 : « libre accès à l'Information Scientifique et Technique en Sciences de la mer »à l'Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de l… Organized by CNUDST, FST, INSTM & ISD | Type: oa, week, 2013, events
Open Access Week 2013 in Poland

October 22, 2013 all day – Various Following up last year’s successful Open Access (OA) Week, this year in Poland there will be a variety of workshops and events: How can open access change research reporting? POL-index presentation… Organized by | Type: various
Open Access Week 2013 in Ethiopia

October 22, 2013 all day – Semen Hotel Addis Ababa University Libraries will join International Open Access (OA) Week 2013 celebrations by hosting a workshop on open access publishing on October 22, 2013 at the Semen Hotel in Addis Ababa,… Organized by Addis Ababa University Libraries | Type: workshop
Open Access Week 2013 in Lesotho

October 22, 2013 to October 23, 2013 – National University of Lesotho in Roma and Lesotho College of Education in Maseru Lesotho Library Consortium (LELICO) will celebrate International Open Access Week with discussions centered on the global theme “Open Access: Redefining Impact”. A series of workshops will be hosted… Organized by Lesotho Library Consortium (LELICO) | Type: workshops
SciELO 15 Years Conference

October 22, 2013 at 9am to October 25, 2013 at 4pm – Hotel Intercontinental The conference to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the SciELO Network will bring together authorities and experts on research and scholarly communication. The gathering aims to address and discuss t… Organized by SciELO | Type: conference
Iniciativas para compartir el contenido abierto en El Salvador

October 22, 2013 from 9am to 11am – Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, Auditorio José Adolfo Araujo 2° Nivel Edificio Simón Bolivar. Conferencia Iniciativas para compartir el contenido abierto en El Salvador organizada por Creative Commons El Salvador. Organized by Creative Commons El Salvador | Type: conference
Open Access Week, 2013 - Egypt

October 22, 2013 at 9am to October 23, 2013 at 12am – Faculty of Science,Alexandria University Introduction to Open Access Week 2013 theme "Redefining Impact" Organized by Mandy Taha | Type: seminar
Open Access Megajournals – Have They Changed Everything?

October 22, 2013 from 9:30am to 11am – University of British Columbia The Open Access ‘Megajournal’ (a class of journal defined by the success of PLOS ONE) is a reasonably recent phenomenon, but one that some observers believe is poised to change the publishing world v… Organized by University of British Columbia Library | Type: presentation, keynote, live stream
Metodología de evaluación Redalyc

October 22, 2013 from 10am to 12pm – Redalyc (via webex) Se detallarán todos y cada uno de los criterios de la metodología de evaluación que Redalyc utiliza para el ingreso de nuevas revistas a su acervo. Organized by Redalyc | Type: workshop
The Open Access Subvention Fund

October 22, 2013 from 10am to 11am – Virginia Tech, Torgersen 1120 The open access (OA) subvention fund subsidizes article processing fees for scholarly peer-reviewed articles accepted for publication in open access or hybrid OA journals. Provided by the Office of… Organized by Philip Young | Type: workshop
Publishing Open Access with IEEE

October 22, 2013 from 10am to 11am – Virtual event Open Access (OA) publishing is steadily changing the scholarly research landscape. While OA has made it easier for the public to access the latest scientific and technical research for free, the proc… Organized by IEEE | Type: webinar
Digital publishing in the scientific reposotiry and not only...in the copyright

October 22, 2013 from 10am to 1:30pm – Poznan University of Technology Library, room 123 Open workshop is hold by Poznan University of Technology Library. Barbara Szczepńska will talk about publishing and copyright aspects. Workshop is the fourth event of this series within Open Access… Organized by Beata Korzystka | Type: workshop
Open Access in Lodz

October 22, 2013 from 10am to 2pm – Lodz The Library of the University of Lodz will be hosting the seminar Open science on 22.10.2013 Organized by University of Lodz | Type: seminar
Creative Commons Licensing

October 22, 2013 from 10am to 11am – https://www.library.uq.edu.au/locations/duhig-building-level-1 As part of Open Access Week at UQ Library, UQ Copyright Lawyer Tom Joyce, will present a talk on "Creative Commons Licensing". Organized by Lisa Kruesi | Type: talk
The Future? Open Online Courses and the Library

October 22, 2013 from 11am to 11:45am – University of British Columbia Open access to research has become a core goal of academic libraries. The growth of open access initiatives, such as digital repositories, supports a very democratic notion of openly accessible publi… Organized by University of British Columbia Library | Type: presentation
Open Access Week 2013 at ETH Zurich

October 22, 2013 at 11am to October 23, 2013 at 3pm – ETH Zurich As part of the Open Access Week 2013, ETH-Bibliothek invites you to join the discussion and exchange information on free access to research results. Visit us at our stands and find out about ETH Zuri… Organized by ETH-Bibliothek | Type: info booth
Make your research stand out

October 22, 2013 from 11:30am to 1:30pm – TBA Doctoral students! Join us in this event to celebrate Open Access Week 2013.Discover the Library Services for Research including: open access for scientific publications, how to manage research data… Organized by Athanasia (Nancy) Pontika | Type: presentations
Open Access Panel

October 22, 2013 from 12pm to 1:30pm – Legislative Assembly Room (2.302) in SAC Elena Mota (Office of Sponsored Projects), Maria Esteva (Texas Advanced Computing Center), Tracie Harrison (Assoc. Professor of Nursing), Georgia Harper (UT Libraries), and Colleen Lyon (UT Libraries… Organized by Colleen Lyon | Type: panel, discussion, -, q&a
Mythbusting Scientific Knowledge Transfer with nanoHUB.org: Collaborative Research and Dissemination with Quantifiable Impact on Research and Education

October 22, 2013 from 12pm to 1pm – Georgia Institute of Technology Dr Tim Fisher and Dr Tanya Faltens, both of Purdue University, discuss the benefits of openly sharing collaborative research tools, using the successful example of NanoHUB.org. Organized by Georgia Tech Open Access Week Committee | Type: seminar
Mythbusting Scientific Knowledge Transfer with nanoHUB.org: Collaboration Research and Dissemination with Quantifiable Impact on Research and Education

October 22, 2013 from 12pm to 1pm – Marcus Nanotechnology Building Conference Room 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: seminar
Beyond Barnard's Gates: Sharing Your Research With the World

October 22, 2013 from 12pm to 1pm – Barnard College Can I publish a paper in a scholarly journal? What happens to my senior thesis after I graduate? What is open access and how does it affect me? Please join us as we address these questions and more… Organized by Megan Wacha | Type: panel, discussion
OA Week events at the University of New South Wales

October 22, 2013 from 12:30pm to 2pm – University of New South Wales School of Arts and Media Panel members: Tom Apperley (UNSW), co-editor of Digital Culture and Education Clare McKenzie (UNSW Library) UNSWorks and the ARC open access mandates Sigi Jottkandt(UNSW), co-founder of Open Humani… Organized by Sigi Jottkandt | Type: talks, publishing, workshop
Lunchtime Talk: ESF Authors and Scholars Discuss the Importance of OA in Academia

October 22, 2013 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm – 110 Moon Library Come hear two ESF faculty members talk about their efforts to contribute work to open access places and why they think open access is valuable. Organized by Jessica Clemons | Type: presentation
Open Textbook Workshop

October 22, 2013 from 1pm to 2pm – University of British Columbia In October 2012, the government of British Columbia announced its support for the creation of open textbooks for the 40 highest-impact first and second-year courses in the province’s public post-seco… Organized by University of British Columbia Library | Type: presentation, workshop
Developing and Implementing Open Access Policies: Bring your questions

October 22, 2013 from 1pm to 2:30pm – online live webcast Join ACRL for the e-Learning webcast, “Developing and Implementing Open Access Policies: Bring your questions,” on Tuesday, October 22 (1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Central). Offered during International Open A… Organized by Margot Conahan | Type: webcast
What it Means to be an Open Scholar

October 22, 2013 from 1pm to 2pm – University of Toronto Scarborough Campus This exciting presentation will focus on what it means to be an open scholar/researcher. Stian, one of U of T’s graduate researchers, will discuss his experience using the wealth of Open Access journ… Organized by Sponsored and Organized by the UTSC Library | Type: presentation
Heather Piwowar: ImpactStory (presenting via Skype)

October 22, 2013 from 1pm to 2:30pm – Watson Library, Room 455 Heather Piwowar, co-founder of ImpactStory, will be joining us via Skype. Organized by Marianne Reed | Type: open access week event
From Open Access to Open Licensing: Copyright, Creative Commons and Scholarly Publishing

October 22, 2013 from 1pm to 2pm – University of Auckland. Owen Glen Building Open Access Week (21 – 27 October 2013) is coming to the University of Auckland with a special event. We are hosting Matt McGregor from the Royal Society of New Zealand. Matt is the Public Lead for… Organized by University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services | Type: presentation
English Articles Writing Seminar

October 22, 2013 from 1pm to 4pm – Hokkaido University (large meeting room of the University Library - 4th floor of the entrance building) Agenda 13:00-13:25 - Reception 13:25-13:50 (25min.) Open Access as Academic Achievements and HUSCAP (Japanese) Mr. Kenichi Misumi(Hokkaido University, Library staff) 13:50-14:10 (20min.) What Can… Organized by BioMed Central | Type: author, workshop
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
#Altmetrics: Demystifying the Link between Research Impact and Social Media

October 22, 2013 from 3pm to 4:30pm – William T. Young Library, University of Kentucky Three faculty panelists will provide an overview of altmetrics, address the perceptions of altmetrics from the perspectives of author and journal editor, and discuss metrics for research assessment a… Organized by University of Kentucky Libraries | Type: panel, discussion
Ellen Finnie Duranceau

October 22, 2013 from 3pm to 4:30pm – MIT, E25-111 A panel discussion featuring Jacqueline Thai of PeerJ, Tibor Tscheke of ScienceOpen, and Marguerite Avery of MIT Press and the Berkman Center. Intended to provide a forum for discussion of new open… Organized by Ellen Finnie Duranceau | Type: panel, discussion
Recerca en obert: Mites, incerteses i realitats

October 22, 2013 from 3pm to 4:30pm – IDIBAPS-CEK Building En els darrers anys ha augmentat el nombre de revistes que s'autodenominen d'accés obert però, què significa accés obert? N'hi ha prou a oferir el text complet de manera gratuïta o cal oferir alguna… Organized by IDIBAPS-UB | Type: conference
How Copyright Reform Can Benefit Open Access

October 22, 2013 from 3:15pm to 4:15pm – George Mason University Arlington Campus Copyright helps create incentives for creators to produce works that the public can enjoy. However, if copyright protections are too strong, then the result can be reduced access to scholarship and o… Organized by Claudia Holland | Type: presentation
"Demystifying Open Access," a Panel Discussion for Graduate Students

October 22, 2013 from 3:30pm to 5pm – Seuss Room, Geisel Library, University of California, San Diego Are you interested in learning more about the Open Access (OA) movement? Are you mystified by the OA lingo ("green OA" vs. "gold OA," "APCs," "funder mandates," etc.)? Do you wonder about the pros… Organized by Nancy Stimson | Type: panel, discussion
Publishing, Authoring, and Teaching in the Evolving Open Access Environment: A Panel Discussion

October 22, 2013 from 4pm to 5:30pm – Michigan State University Main Library North Conference Room, W449 Join us for a discussion with MSU professors about their involvement with open access publishing. Farha Abbasi (MSU Department of Psychiatry) will talk about her experiences as managing editor of the… Organized by Deborah Margolis | Type: panel, discussion
Open Access Week Event: Copyright & Your Research, Presentation by Peter B. Hirtle

October 22, 2013 from 4pm to 5pm – Ballroom A, University Club Featured Speaker: Peter Hirtle, Senior Policy Advisor, Cornell University Library, and Research Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet Security and Society, Harvard University As publishing options in… Organized by OA@Pitt | Type: open, access, guest, speaker
The Twelve Step OA Program, or, How I Learned to Give Up My Addiction to Commercial Publishing and Support Open Access

October 22, 2013 from 4pm to 5:30pm – Poynter Corner, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, USFSP Join us for a light-hearted look at Open Access (OA), hear from colleagues about their experiences, and share some of your own adventures in open-access publishing and research. Organized by Carol G. Hixson | Type: oa, week, event, 2013
OA & Scientific Social Networks in Luxembourg

October 22, 2013 from 5pm to 6:30pm – Campus Limpersberg - Luxembourg university "Open Access & Scientific Social Networks" 17h-18h on October 22 at Luxembourg university - Campus Limpertsberg - Bâtiment des sciences - Room BS 201 18h: Open buffet … Organized by MyScienceWork and Luxembourg university library | Type: open, access, week
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Barnard Library

October 22, 2013 from 6pm to 7:30pm – Barnard College Wikipedia is often the first stop when people are looking to learn about a new topic, but more than 91% of Wikipedia editors are men, and it’s sorely lacking in women’s history and perspectives. As p… Organized by Megan Wacha | Type: edit-a-thon
Open Access Week 2013 in Tunisia

October 22, 2013 at 8:30pm to October 25, 2013 at 1am – Tunis Trois journées consacrées au libre accés : 22 Octobre 2013 : « libre accès à l'Information Scientifique et Technique en Sciences de la mer »à l'Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de l… Organized by CNUDST, FST, INSTM & ISD | Type: oa, week, 2013, events
How to use Open Access to increase your research impact?!

October 22, 2013 at 9pm to October 23, 2013 at 12pm – Seminar at the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University A seminar disussing the open access as a paradigm to increase research impact for student and faculty. During the seminar best practices in that domain will be highlighted and discussed. Organized by Mandy Taha | Type: seminar