The University of Porto (http://www.up.pt) is promoting the International Open Access Week within its academic community. Several initiatives are being taken.

The activities started with the creation of a specific area at the Information System of the University, dedicated to open access events that occur during these days - http://sigarra.up.pt/up/pt/web_base.gera_pagina?P_pagina=1014195 and with the delivery of posters and magnetic bookmarks at the institutions of the University of Porto. These posters and bookmarks disclose the International Open Access Week and the Open Repository of U.Porto.

Is also being promoted through posters and flyers, a workshop that will take place on October 22 , by 14:30 , at the noble amphitheater of the Faculty of Arts , under the theme : "University of Porto - Open Access to Information . Files , Libraries and Digital Repositories", where teachers, researchers , students and non-teaching staff are invited to attend.