Come and celebrate International Open Access Week 2024 with a panel discussion featuring three Alabama librarians who are involved with open access initiatives in their libraries. You’ll hear about their successful strategies for increasing faculty engagement with open access as well as challenges they face in promoting open access on their campuses.

There will be time for questions from attendees, so come prepared for a lively discussion. Don’t miss this chance to hear from your Alabama library colleagues and learn more about open access!

This event is co-sponsored by:

• UAB Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communication

• Marx Library at the University of South Alabama

• Levi Watkins Learning Center at Alabama State University

• University of Alabama Libraries

• ALLA Scholarly Communication Round Table

Panelists:

Tracy Cole, MLIS

Assistant Librarian, Acquisitions, Marx Library, University of South Alabama

Teisha Robertson, MLIS

Assistant Professor, Science Librarian & University College Librarian, Levi Watkins Learning Center, Alabama State University

Elaine Walker, MLIS

Scholarly Communications Librarian, Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama

Moderator:

Jeff Graveline, JD, MLIS

Associate Dean for Research and Scholarly Communication and Director of the UAB Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communication, UAB Libraries, University of Alabama at Birmingham