After the summer 2022 announcement from the White House Office of Science and Technology that all federally-funded research must be made immediately publicly available and to celebrate the annual International Open Access Week, OU will host two events to raise awareness of the benefits of making academic research and creative work more accessible to the public.
Open Access Champions Showcase on Tuesday, October 25th features four OU faculty members who will share their experiences broadening the availability of their own work as well as the work of researchers around the world.
The Open Access Champions Showcase event is Tuesday, October 25th from 2 to 3 pm in the Bizzell Memorial Library’s community room, LL118. It is sponsored by University Libraries and Center for Faculty Excellence. Visit Open Access Champions Showcase for more information.
Internationally recognized lawyer and librarian and Harvard Copyright Advisor Kyle Courtney will give a talk on October 27 titled, “Retain Your Rights to Make Your Work Openly Accessible.”
Courtney’s work for Harvard’s Office for Scholarly Communication has been instrumental to the success of Harvard’s open access policies. He also established a Copyright First Responders program that fosters campus-wide engagement with copyright and has grown into a national network.
Courtney will discuss how researchers can leverage their author rights to ensure compliance with open access policies like the new White House mandate and thereby reach a wider audience.
Courtney’s talk is 10:30 am to 12 pm in the Bizzell community room, LL118. It is sponsored by University Libraries, Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships, and Faculty Senate. Registration is required.
For questions, contact Melissa Seelye, Director of Open Initiatives & Scholarly Communication, at mhseelye@ou.edu.
Open Access at OU
The University Libraries Open Initiatives and Scholarly Community (OISC) unit is coordinating the Open Access Week activities. This unit in the University Libraries supports a range of Open @ OU services, including the SHAREOK institutional repository, open educational resources initiatives, and open access journal hosting. University Libraries also supports OU faculty and students through publication subvention funding, open access publishing discounts, and an Alternative Textbook Grant.
University Libraries is coordinating numerous events in celebration of open access and open research practices this academic year, including a virtual panel discussion in celebration of International Education Week in November. Information about this and other upcoming events will be posted on the Open Initiatives & Scholarly Communication webpage.
More About Open Access and International Open Access Week
Open access refers to scholarly work that is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Organized by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), Open Access Week is celebrated every year by individuals, institutions, and organizations around the world. It is an invaluable chance to connect the global momentum toward the open sharing of knowledge with the advancement of policy changes and the importance of social issues affecting people around the world. More information about this initiative can be found on the open access week page.