Washington, DC – The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) announced today that the theme for this year’s International Open Access Week is "Generation Open".  The theme will highlight the importance of students and early career researchers as advocates for change in the short-term, through institutional and governmental policy, and as the future of the Academy upon whom the ultimate success of the Open Access…

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Cross-posted from http://www.righttoresearch.org/blog/r2rc-open-access-week-planning-webcast.shtml.

When: Thursday, September 27th at 1:30pm EDT, 7:30pm CET

Registration is free, but required. After registering, you will receive login instructions the day before the event.…

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The Right to Research Coalition has announced a new student guide to…

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Cross-posted from our blog at http://www.righttoresearch.org/blog/OA_Flyer_Translations.shtml.…

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Register now for one or both of our upcoming Open Access Week webcasts.  Both will feature leading figures from the Open Access movement talking about the impact of Open Access to research and students' crucial role in making Open Access a reality – thereby opening the full scholarly record to anyone, anywhere in the world. 

Each webcast is open for…

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If you're a student or interested in working with students during this year's Open Access Week, be sure to join our Student OA Week Organizers group!  There you can post your plans for the week to inspire others, ask questions, and get help to make your Open Access Week plans as successful as possible.  This year, students will be a bigger part of OA Week than ever, and the Student OA Week Organizers…

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From the Right to Research Coalition's Open Students Blog:

Last week, students from across the US, Canada, and the rest of the world celebrated the 4^th annual International Open Access Week. Students organized, presented at, and attended countless OA Week events on campuses all over the world.

4 years ago, students started this annual celebration of Open Access, and…

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The Right to Research Coalition is pleased to announce it will be co-hosting an official student webcast with UC Berkeley on Thursday, October 21st at 7pm EDT / 4pm PDT. If you are a student, are interested in working with students on Open Access, or just want to know what’s going on with students in the Open Access movement, you should plan to join us! The webcast is open to anyone, and everyone will be able to participate, comment, and ask questions both live on the call and by…

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In the video section of the Open Access Week website, I've just posted a presentation I did at the Apple-sponsored AcademiX 2010 conference exploring how the Open Access movement interacts with the student community and opportunities for building student support for OA (http://www.openaccessweek.org/video/the-digital-natives-are). I hope many will find it useful both for understanding how best to engage students on the… Continue