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ACRL Presents Webcast - Celebrating Open Access Week: Scaling Open to Fit Local Needs at United States of America

October 25, 2021 from 1pm to 2pm

ACRL is excited to offer a free webcast in celebration of Open Access Week. Tune in at 1:00 p.m. Central (UTC−06:00) on Monday, October 25, for “Celebrating Open Access Week: Scaling Open to Fit Local Needs.”Institutions’ approaches to ‘Open’ movements, specifically Open Access and Open Educational Resources, can vary wildly depending on institutional size, financial situation, staff availability, and community…See More

Oct 21, 2021

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ACRL Presents Webcast - Open for Students and Educators: Open Educational Resources Level the Playing Field at 2

October 22, 2019 from 1pm to 2pm

Join ACRL for a free ACRL Presents webcast to kick-off Open Access Week. The webcast, "Open for Students and Educators: Open Educational Resources Level the Playing Field" will be held Tuesday, October 22, 2019, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Central time (11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Pacific | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Mountain | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern).Open educational resources (OERs) are not usually a hard sell for students. But what about educators? How do they benefit from having…See More

Sep 24, 2019

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Profile Information

Are you participating in OAWeek 2021? (You can update this later): Yes--definitely!

First name: Kara

Last name: Malenfant

Organization/institution name: Association of College and Research Libraries

Type of institution: Non-profit

What's your position?: Other

What's the level of OA awareness where you are?: High

How did you hear of the OA Week site?: SPARC

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New Updated Version of ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit Released

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released a new version of its popular Scholarly Communication Toolkit with updated content. The Toolkit, developed and maintained by the ACRL Research and Scholarly Environment Committee, continues to provide content and context on a broad range of scholarly communication topics, including expanded information on data management. It provides links to examples of specific tools,…

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Posted on September 24, 2014 at 5:00am

ACRL scholarly communication toolkit help you participate in OA week

Let ACRL’s Scholarly Communication Toolkit help you prepare to lead events on your campus during Open Access Week. Adapt and use updated materials like handouts and presentations from the ACRL Scholarly Communication Road Show. Learn about the launch of SCOAP3 and the participating…

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Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:07am

Prepare to Participate in Open Access Week with ACRL Toolkit

Let the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) help you prepare to lead events on your campus during Open Access Week, October 24-30, 2011, with the Scholarly Communication Toolkit. The ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit provides context and background by summarizing key issues to offer quick, basic information on scholarly communication topics. It also links to examples of specific tools, including handouts, presentation templates…

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Posted on October 17, 2011 at 10:02am