Open Access Week
October 14, 2010
by: Janice Spencer
University of Toronto Libraries' Open Access Week is running from Oct. 18 - 22, 2010.
Open Access encourages the unrestricted sharing of research results with everyone, everywhere, for the advancement and enjoyment of science and society.
OISE Library will be hosting two events during the week.
Funding Agency Panel: Opening Up Access
Monday, October 18
12:00 - 1:30pm, OISE Library
Panel:
- Craig McNaughton, Director, Knowledge Mobilization and Program Integration, SSHRC
- Andrea Smith, Manager, Partnerships for Health System Improvement and Evidence on Tap, CIHR
- Monique Zaloum, Senior Policy Advisor, Policy and International Relations, NSERC
Canada's granting agencies have undertaken varying strategies to address open access. Panelists from CIHR, SSHRC and NSERC will share their agencies' approaches to open access. Agencies with an open access mandate will describe their process and address issues that they encountered along the way. Those without a mandate will share how their agency views open access and describe initiatives that have been undertaken to support open access.
What it Means to be an Open Scholar and the Future of Scholarly Communications
Thursday, October 21st
12:00-1:00pm, OISE Library
Speaker: Stian Haklev, PhD candidate (CTL)
As scholars, we want to make our work widely known, and to receive recognition for our achievements. As educational researchers, we have a special interest in making our research available to those who can practically benefit from it: teachers, school boards, parents and politicians. Open Access to our research publications is an important first step, but we can go much further than this. Scholars in all fields are experimenting with many innovative ways of sharing their research, both during the research process, and afterward. This presentation will introduce a number of case studies, discuss advantages and challenges in making your research more open, and outline trends in the future of scholarly communications.