Open Access Week @ Western 2011

October 24-30, 2011 is International Open Access Week.  Western Libraries will host a panel discussion about how researchers communicate and collaborate with each other in the digital age:

Digital Scholarship @ Western

Three speakers will discuss how they utilize technologies to open up communication and facilitate collaboration with scholars around the world.  They will also talk about the impact of technologies on research practice and scholarship advancement.  There will be a moderated discussion between the speakers and the audience after the presentations.  This event is open to all in the Western community.  No registration is required.

Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Time: 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Location: Social Science Centre, Room 3010

Speakers:

Dr. David Heap, Dept. of French Studies (creator of Linguistic Atlas of the Iberian Peninsula)
Dr. Ileana Paul, Dept. of French Studies (creator of Malagasy Language Database)
Dr. James Voogt, Dept. of Geography (co-PI of Environmental Prediction for Canadian Cities Network)

Moderator: Joyce Garnett, University Librarian

Questions or suggestions for this event should be sent to Adrian Ho.  If you require information in an alternate format, or if any other arrangements can make this event accessible to you, please feel free to contact Adrian Ho.

Information Booths

There will also be information booths on campus to raise the Western community's awareness of scholarly publishing issues.  Selected online resources for open access and related topics are annotated on the Scholarly Communication pages.  Latest news about higher education and scholarly communication is noted on the Digital & Scholarly blog.

Online Events in Open Access Week (hosted by other institutions)

• New Directions in Scholarly Communication
  Monday, Oct. 24: 1 pm (Eastern Time)
  
  
• Fun and Fear in Open Spaces
  Monday, Oct. 24: 12 pm (Mountain Time)

• Open Access: What Is It?
  Monday, Oct. 24: 2 pm (Central Time)

• The State of Open Access and the Student Role in Creating Change
  Monday, Oct. 24: 8 pm (Eastern Time)

• Post Secondary Leadership and the OER Movement
  Tuesday, Oct. 25: 12 pm (Mountain Time)

• Open Access and the Impact of Open on Research
  Wednesday, Oct. 26: 12 pm (Eastern Time)

• Making Sense of Complexity in Open Information Environments
  Wednesday, Oct. 26: 12 pm (Mountain Time)

• OER's and Sustainable Innovation: Low Cost, Low Risk but High Impact
  Friday, Oct. 28: 12 pm (Mountain Time)

Beyond Open Access Week...

Western Libraries will host two workshops about open access, author rights, and scholarly publishing after Open Access Week.  Click here for details.