Are you participating in OAWeek 2021? (You can update this later)

Yes--definitely!

First name

Festus

Last name

Okumu

Organization/institution name

Cooperative University College of Kenya

Type of institution

Academic Institution

What's your position?

Technologist

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

High

What are your goals for OA Week?

1. To increase engagement with Open access http://cuck.ac.ke/library/?page_id=5324 resources highlighting the benefits in research and teaching.
2. To use Knowledge ambassadors, librarians and Public relations department to market the CUCK IR to faculties, departments and research Institute.
3. Institutional repository (IR) advocacy to ensure a successful populating process of the repository
4. To lobby departments to submit research works from their faculties.
5. To assist student and other researchers join the open access week forum www.openaccessweek.org where some students have joined already.
6. To promote creative activities like designs, Cultural showcase and creative writings.
7. To liaise closely with Public Relations Office to access material relating to CUCK’s history.

How did you hear of the OA Week site?

I was involved in successful advocacy as a student OA coordinator of JKUAT. http://www.openaccessweek.org/photo/right-festus-okumu-oa
http://jkuat.ac.ke/departments/library/?p=201