OU Libraries is Celebrating International Open Access Week!
October 21 - 27, 2019
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*Open Access (OA) is free, immediate access to scholarly information online, along with the right to use and reuse that information.
It's our seventh year participating in this event to raise awareness
about open access.
OU Libraries will be hosting three events:
Monday, October 21 from 12:00-1:00pm in KL 242
I Didn’t Know That Was Open! Locating and Using Cool Free Quality Content
Presenters: Julia Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Scholarly Communications Librarian
Stephanie Swanberg, Associate Professor, Information Literacy & eLearning Librarian
Joanna Thielen, Assistant Professor, Research Data LibrarianLearn about the plethora of quality open content available from peer-reviewed research, data, monographs, textbooks and images and discuss some of the misconceptions about open access. View slides from: I Didn’t Know That Was Open!
Wednesday, October 23 from 12:00-1:00pm in KL 225B
Avoiding Unethical Publishers and Determining Journal Quality
Presenter: Stephanie Swanberg, Associate Professor, Information Literacy & eLearning Librarian
Learn best practices for vetting open access journals before choosing where to publish and how to avoid falling prey to fake publishing and conference invitations. View slides from: Avoiding Unethical Publishers and Determining Journal Quality
Friday, October 25 from 12:00-1:00pm in KL 242
Increase Your Research Visibility - Getting Your Work Noticed, Cited and Read
Presenter: Julia Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Scholarly Communications Librarian
Learn about how to get your scholarship openly available online and utilize social media and online profiles to increase your research impact. View slides from:Increase Your Research Visibility
OA week is sponsored by OU Libraries and OUWB School of Medicine
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