2023 Open Access Month Schedule

News item published on: 2023-08-11 15:30:00

Finding and Using Open Access Resources

University Libraries is offering a series of presentations to celebrate Open Access Month. Open Access Month takes its inspiration from Open Access Week held of the end of October each year.

Finding Open Access Articles and Journals
Thursday, October 5 at 2 p.m.
Cook 206Z and Zoom
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Presented by Josh Cromwell, Scholarly Communications Manager, University Libraries

There has been a significant increase in the amount of Open Access (OA) scholarship available over the past several years, and these resources can be incredibly valuable for researchers because of their availability at no cost and with no paywalls. But how do researchers go about finding these materials? This session will highlight several tools and sites that researchers can use to find OA content and will also offer some helpful tips for evaluating OA journals.

Finding Open Educational Resources
Wednesday, October 18 at 2 p.m.
Cook 206Z and Zoom
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Presented by Michele Frasier-Robinson, Education and Human Sciences Librarian

Open Educational Resources (OER) are textbooks and other course materials that are free to use. Many faculty have developed OER for their courses in recent years, but this can be a time-consuming process. However, there are several existing OER collections that faculty can use to find ready-made OER for use in their classes. This presentation will provide an introduction to many of these collections and will also discuss other sources that faculty can use to find openly-licensed educational materials for their students.

Using Open Access Resources in Teaching and Research
Thursday, October 26 at 2 p.m.
Cook 206Z and Zoom
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Panelists
Dr. Sam Bruton, Professor and Director of the Office of Research Integrity
Dr. Shahid Karim, Professor, School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Dr. Masha Krsmanovic, Assistant Professor, School of Education
Dr. Sarah Mangrum, Assistant Teaching Professor, School of Library and Information Science

In this panel discussion, faculty members will discuss some of the ways that they utilize Open Access (OA) materials in their own teaching and research. Some of the topics discussed will include how faculty locate OA resources to use in the classroom, how faculty locate OA articles or resources for their own research, how to evaluate OA journals when determining where to publish, and which OA platforms to use when sharing research outputs openly. There will also be time for audience members to ask questions for the panelists.

Virtual attendees MUST register in order to receive the Zoom links for the sessions. Zoom links will be distributed within 24-hours of each event. Registration is optional but still encouraged for in-person attendees.

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