October 22 - 28, 2012 is Open
Access Week (http://openaccessweek.org/). Now in its 6th
year, it is a global event that celebrates open access as an effective and
efficient means of disseminating research and scholarship.
Keynote
Event
Scholarship
Unlocked: The Future of Open Access
Wednesday,
October 24, 2:00-3:30 pm
UK
Athletics Auditorium, William T. Young Library
Dr. David Solomon, Michigan State
University, will deliver a keynote address on the current state and future of
open access. Specifically, he will
address the different models of open access publishing and their long-term
sustainability.
Three panelists from UK will
respond to Dr. Solomon's speech. Brian Frye, Assistant Professor, UK College
of Law, Neal Hutchens, Assistant Professor, UK College of Education, and Stephen
Wrinn, Director, University Press of Kentucky
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Live
Webcast
Perspectives
on Open Access: Practice, Progress and Pitfalls
Monday,
October 22, 4:00-5:30 pm
UK
Athletics Auditorium, William T. Young Library
A panel of speakers will discuss
why open access is an imperative to them and to their work. The speakers are:
- Michael Carroll, Professor of Law, American University
and founding Board Member, Creative Commons
- Matt Cooper, President, The National Association of
Graduate-Professional Students
- Maricel Kann, Assistant Professor, University of
Maryland and member, PubMed Central National Advisory Committee, National
Institutes of Health
- Carlos Rossel, Publisher, The World Bank
- Neil Thakur, Special Assistant to the Deputy Director,
Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health
Information about open access and
related topics are available in this Research Guide: http://libguides.uky.edu/OpenAccess/ If you
have any questions or suggestions about Open Access Week, please feel free to
send them to UKnowledge@lsv.uky.edu.
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