OU Libraries is Celebrating International Open Access Week!
October 24 - 28, 2016
*Open Access (OA) is free, immediate access to scholarly information online, along with the right to use and reuse that
information.
It's our fourth year participating in this event to raise awareness
about open access.
OU Libraries will be hosting four events:
Monday, October 24 from 12:00-1:00pm in KL 242
Why You Should Care About OA: OU Libraries in Action
Presenter: Julia Rodriguez, Health Sciences, Nursing & Faculty Research Support Librarian
Not sure about open access publishing? Unclear how open access can benefit you? Get answers and find out what OU Libraries is doing to support OA publishing.
Tuesday, October 25 from 12:00-1:00pm in KL 225A
Collaborative Tools for Professional & Research Projects
Presenter: Keith Engwall, Assistant Professor, Web & Emerging Technologies Librarian
In this interactive workshop, participants will explore a variety of free online tools that can be used for collaborative projects. Strengths and weaknesses of each tool will be reviewed as well as best practices for using multiple tools in a single project.
Wednesday, October 26 from 12:00-1:00pm in KL 225A
“Please Submit Your Manuscript With Us”: Protecting Against Predatory Publishers
Presenter: Stephanie Swanberg, Assistant Professor, Information Literacy & eLearning
We all have been contacted by random journals or publishers asking to publish our work, but how can you determine if they are legitimate? In this interactive workshop, participants will learn common characteristics and strategies for identifying predatory publishers.
Thursday, October 27 from 12:00-1:00pm in KL 222
Deposit-a-thon: Making your scholarship openly available
Increase the accessibility of your research. We'll help you make your publications openly available. Register for more details.
INFORMATION on how to submit to OUR@Oakland
Light refreshments will be available at all events.
If you have any questions, please contact Julia Rodriguez, juliar@oakland.edu or Stephanie Swanberg, swanberg@oakland.edu