October 23 - 29, 2023 | Everywhere

All Events in Canada (107)

Open Access Monographs Webinar

October 24, 2017 from 2pm to 3:15pm – Canada This webinar will explore current initiatives and progress on sustainable models for making monographs openly accessible This event will take place in room L1114, located on the 11th floor of the Uni… Organized by Tara Wiebe | Type: webinar, open access, monographs

Shoptalk: Open Educational Resources

October 25, 2017 from 12pm to 1pm – Canada Join education consultant Joerdis Weilandt of the Teaching Centre as she provides an overview of the use and benefits of open educational resources - tools used for teaching, learning, and assessment… Organized by Tara Wiebe | Type: talk, open educational resources

Open Data: An Introduction

October 26, 2017 from 12:15pm to 1:30pm – Canada What is open data, and how does it benefit researchers? Join librarians Emma Black and Sandra Cowan as they discuss the advantages of data that can be freely accessed and shared. This event will take… Organized by Tara Wiebe | Type: talk, open data
What's open about open pedagogy?

October 26, 2017 from 1:30pm to 3pm – Canada The open education community is abuzz about open pedagogy. While not losing sight of the importance of using, revising, and creating open educational resources, many are thinking more about how to op… Organized by Hope Miller | Type: presentation
Tension and Risk in Open Scholarship: A Conversation

October 26, 2017 from 5pm to 8pm – Canada Spurred by the need to make research and education accessible to all, the open movement has gained ground as the Internet evolved to enable easy sharing of different forms of media and scholarship. O… Organized by Rosario Passos | Type: panel, discussion

Celebrating Edmonton’s Music: A Canada 150 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

October 27, 2017 from 11am to 3pm – Canada Interested in contributing to online information about Edmonton music while learning how to edit Wikipedia? Join librarians from MacEwan University and the University of Alberta for a Wikipedia edit-… Organized by Robyn Hall | Type: workshop

The True Cost of Research Exhibit

October 22, 2018 to October 26, 2018 – Canada The exhibit will illustrate the True Cost of Research by investigating the cost of the cited references (70) in a published article authored by a UPEI faculty member. Seventy articles will be posted… Organized by Kim Mears | Type: exhibit
Open Access Week Kickoff Party

October 22, 2018 from 1pm to 3pm – Canada Join us for cake, opening remarks, and to explore what it means to be open! There will be an accompanying art show of data visualizations about open access or made using open data. Musical performanc… Organized by Western Libraries | Type: reception/party
Paywall: The Business of Scholarship (movie screening)

October 22, 2018 from 3:30pm to 5pm – Canada In celebration of Open Access Week, MacEwan University Library invites you to a free screening of Paywall: The Business of Scholarship. Following the film, Sandy Stift, Associate Dean, Collections Se… Organized by Robyn Hall | Type: film, screening

Before You Sign: Know your Academic Publishing Rights

October 23, 2018 from 10:30am to 12pm – Canada This hands-on workshop empowers participants to understand and exercise their rights as authors. Attendees will have an opportunity to compare publication agreements, learn about tools and best pract… Organized by Western Libraries | Type: workshop