Events
Open for Community: Across Platform Demos and Conversations
Join the University of Derby and the University of Essex as we celebrate Open Access Week 2023!
In this talk, we are joined by Dr. Abeni Wickham, founder and CEO of SciFree, a new search tool for Open Access publishing, with the mission of working towards 100% Open Access and Open Science with/for Universities and researchers. Abeni will discuss how commercialization has almost become synonymous with predatory behaviour, particularly in relation to commercial scholarly publishing in the academy.
Abeni is an experienced scientist and mentor in Material Science/Molecular Physics and Regenerative Medicine and was previously a senior analyst/consultant for Californian-based biotech and skin care companies. Abeni successfully developed new materials for varying cornea, cardiac, skin and nerve regeneration strategies and also has colloidal chemistry experience tailored for the cosmetics industry.
Do sign up for this fascinating talk and find out more about SciFree. For more information about Open Access and Open Research, please see the University of Derby's Open Research SharePoint pages and the Library's information on Open Research at the University of Essex.
Preprints, Open Access, and their Role in Scholarly Communication: In Conversation with medRxiv’s Dr. Joseph Ross
Are you interested in publishing Open Access, but don’t have the budget for the related fees? Photo of Joseph S. Ross Attend a discussion with Dr. Joseph Ross to learn more about medRxiv, the predominant biomedical preprint server, and hear about the position and rise of preprints within the biomedical sciences. With PubMed now indexing preprints that reference NIH-funding, this is the perfect time to learn more about posting your scholarship as a preprint!
Open Scholarship Café: Open Science Practices for Early Career Researchers - How can they help me?
Open Scholarship Café: Open Science Practices for Early Career Researchers - How can they help me?
Open Science (sometimes called Open Research or Open Scholarship) is about making scientific research and data available to people at all levels of society. Many early career researchers (ECRs) might want to make the outputs of their research more openly available, but are unsure of where to start. In addition, ECRs may face additional barriers such as limited access to Open Science training opportunities and resources.
The purpose of this seminar is:
To provide ECRs with an introduction to Open Science practices
To demonstrate how ECRs can start embedding open science practices into their research straight away
To showcase the value of engaging with Open Science for professional development.
We will hear from Hardy Schwamm, Open Scholarship Librarian at University of Galway, and Rory Coyne, a PhD student in the School of Psychology, who will offer some personal reflection on how incorporating Open Science practices into his research has advanced his career progression and development as an ECR.
Open Access Week 2023 - Octopus - Built for Researchers!
Join the University of Derby and the University of Essex as we celebrate Open Access Week 2023!
The Open Access book movement has seen considerable development in recent years with real benefits for society such as increased access and usage across all disciplines and across disadvantaged countries and continents. However, providing Open Access to books remains a challenge. So, what do we need to do as a community to address these challenges and provide access to all? Come along and ask the experts!
Join us for a lively panel discussion which will focus on Open Access publishing and long-form output types. During the session, we will hear from expert speakers who will discuss the traditional side of academic publishing in the scholarly monograph/book space and how this has evolved into a need for Open Access to fulfil the needs of the global research community and the public at large.
Panelists
Dr. David Barker - Senior Lecturer in Publishing, University of Derby.
Dr. Joe Deville - Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Science Studies, Department of Organisation, Work & Technology, Department of Sociology, Lancaster University. Joe is also the Principal Investigator on the Arcadia-funded research project, Open Book Futures.
Professor Jose Prados - Head of the School of Psychology, University of Derby.
Raluca Soreanu - Professor of Psychoanalytic Studies at the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex and psychoanalyst, member of the Círculo Psicanalítico do Rio de Janeiro.
For more information about Open Access and Open Research, please see the University of Derby's Open Research SharePoint pages and the Library's information on Open Research at the University of Essex.
Synliggör din forskningsoutput med hjälp av publikationsdatabasen DiVA
Publikationsdatabasen DiVA är ett bra verktyg för din som forskar för att sprida information om det du gör. Under detta webinarium visar vi dig mer.
Rechtliche Aspekte beim Publizieren im Open Access
Rechtliche Aspekte beim Publizieren im Open Access
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Benjamin Raue about juridical questions for publishing in Open Access by means of an example.
Community over commercialisation – Open Science, Intellectual Property and Data
Within the framework of Open Access Week 2023, the annual international initiative organised by SPARC in partnership with the Open Access Week Advisory Committee, the Open Science Commission and the Faculty of Law of the University of Trento are holding a conference to discuss the relationship between Open Science, Intellectual Property and Research Data. The event will be
attended by national and international scholars presenting their experiences to encourage discussion.
SEATTLE RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER MEETUP
Join us for the Seattle Research Software Engineer (RSE) Meetup, a FREE event sponsored by the University of Washington’s eScience Institute and hosted by the UW Libraries’ Open Scholarship Commons. This networking event is a great opportunity for Research Software Engineers, developers, and scientists to connect, network, and build a community. It brings opportunities for conversation around open source infrastructure and community adoption tactics to support software products in the service of open science. Whether you’re an experienced RSE or just starting out in the field, this meetup is designed to provide a friendly and inclusive environment where you can meet like-minded professionals, share your experiences, and expand your professional network. Our goal is to foster a supportive community of RSEs and create opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange. The event will feature lightning talks from UW’s Scientific Software Engineering Center (SSEC) projects (https://escience.washington.edu/software-engineering/ssec/ssec-project/), networking activities, icebreakers, and interactive discussions to help you get to know your fellow RSEs and build meaningful connections. You’ll have the opportunity to exchange ideas, learn from each other’s experiences, and explore potential collaborations in a relaxed and informal setting.
Catalyzing Open Science: Charting the Path Forward at Concordia University
Open science—and the broader open scholarship movement—is reshaping the landscape of research by democratizing access to knowledge and bringing inclusion and transparency to the forefront. While endorsing the concept of open science is straightforward in principle, translating it into action poses great challenges because it requires that researchers implement several practices in their workflows. These practices include open access, open educational resources, open data, open labs, open peer review, open-source software, and citizen science. While open science implementation once depended on scholars voluntarily incorporating some of these practices into their research, it is now unmistakably becoming a priority in both Québec and the rest of Canada. This shift is substantiated by new policies and mandates currently being enacted by federal and provincial funding agencies. The Concordia Open Science Working Group (COSWG) invites you to join us in charting the path forward for the implementation of open science at Concordia University. Led by Nicolás Alessandroni and Krista Byers-Heinlein, COSWG consists of 20+ professors, librarians, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students from across different academic units and departments. COSWG recently published a report outlining a series of practical recommendations for fostering Open Science at Concordia University—now openly available on Concordia University’s institutional repository, Spectrum.
Imaging Neuroscience & community over commercialization: An OA week panel
Join MIT Libraries and the MIT Press for an online panel with the editor of Imaging Neuroscience, a new open access journal that launched after editorial teams from two Elsevier journals left the publisher over disputes around the high cost for authors.
We’ll explore some of the benefits and challenges of moving a journal from a large, commercial publisher to a non-profit university press, and how the new journal better prioritizes the interests of this community.
The webinar is part of MIT's celebration of Open Access Week, whose theme this year asks us to think about what's lost when a shrinking number of corporations control knowledge production rather than researchers themselves.
Getting to Open
Open access is a common end goal for many stakeholders in scholarly communications. But how will we get there? In this webinar, we'll hear about different approaches on how to get to open, from a library, publisher, funder and researcher perspective. In the end, we'll have a discussion about how we can get there together, as a community.
Workshop on “Data publication: taking your research from the lab to the journal”
As a researcher, you are probably already thinking of publishing your research in a journal. But did you know that you should also consider how to publish your research data? Making your research (meta)data available is not only an essential aspect of making your data FAIR but is also requested by many funders and journals (e.g., Science). Knowing journal requirements and how to prepare for data publication will help you avoid delays in the future when publishing your research results. Do not wait until journal submission to think about research data management but start now and register to the workshop below. In this workshop, you learn about publishing research in an Open Access journal and publishing Open and/or FAIR data. The workshop is organized by the Data steward and the Open Access officer at the Faculty of Science.
Open Access Week 2023 - Open Access Books: Panel Discussion
Join the University of Derby and the University of Essex as we celebrate Open Access Week 2023!
The Open Access book movement has seen considerable development in recent years with real benefits for society such as increased access and usage across all disciplines and across disadvantaged countries and continents. However, providing Open Access to books remains a challenge. So, what do we need to do as a community to address these challenges and provide access to all? Come along and ask the experts! Join us for a lively panel discussion which will focus on Open Access publishing and long form output types. During the session, we will hear from expert speakers who will discuss the traditional side of academic publishing in the scholarly monograph/book space and how this has evolved into a need for Open Access to fulfil the needs of the global research community and the public at large.
Panelists:
Dr. David Barker - Senior Lecturer in Publishing, University of Derby.
Dr. Joe Deville - Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Science Studies, Department of Organisation, Work & Technology, Department of Sociology, Lancaster University. Joe is also the Principal Investigator on the Arcadia-funded research project, Open Book Futures.
Professor Jose Prados - Head of the School of Psychology, University of Derby. Raluca Soreanu - Professor of Psychoanalytic Studies at the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex and psychoanalyst, member of the Círculo Psicanalítico do Rio de Janeiro. For more information about Open Access and Open Research, please see the University of Derby's Open Research SharePoint pages and the Library's information on Open Research at the University of Essex.
Open Educational Resources: Circular Textiles and Introduction to Speech Processing Research
Open Educational Resources movement is rooted in accessible high-quality education and enables systematic change in teaching and learning content (https://oercommons.org/about). In this webinar, the audience will learn about two Open Educational Resources published by Aalto University researchers.
Circular Textiles (https://circulartextiles.aalto.fi/) Dr. Natalia Moreira from Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture will present about Circular Textiles, which is a platform to broaden circular knowledge and close industrial loops in the textile industry.
Introduction to Speech Processing Research (https://speechprocessingbook.aalto.fi/) Dr. Tom Backström from Aalto School of Electrical Engineering will present about Introduction to Speech Processing, which is an open collection of pedagogical material within the topic of speech and language technology.
Besides learning about the focus and scope of the above initiatives, the audience gets to learn about the experiences of Dr. Moreira and Dr. Backström when creating and maintaining these open educational resources.
Who can participate?
The webinar is aimed at staff and students who are interested in Open Educational Resources. No prior knowledge is required. Some information covered in the session, such as details of Aalto’s services, may be relevant only to those working at Aalto. The webinar is free and open to all.
Learning outcomes.
Learn about Circular Textiles and Introduction to Speech Processing OERs
Learn about Dr. Moreira’s and Dr. Backström’s experiences when creating and maintaining these OERs
Learn about Dr. Moreira’s and Dr. Backström’s needs and wishes regarding how universities’ research services could support the development of OERs
Format.
The session consists of two presentations followed by a Q&A.
Schedule and location
The training will be held online via Zoom on October 26, 2023, at 1.00-2.30 PM Eastern European Time (EET).
Lecturers
Dr. Natalia Moreira, Postdoc Researcher, School of Arts, Architecture and Design, Aalto University, natalia.moreira@aalto.fi
Dr. Tom Backström, Associate Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, tom.backstrom@aalto.fi
Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine 2023
The State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine, in collaboration with TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University Library, with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, invites you to participate in the II International Conference "Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine 2023," which will take place online on October 26-27, 2023.
The aim of the II International Scientific Conference "Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine 2023" is to stimulate dialogue among stakeholders of the scientific community to discuss practical aspects of implementing the principles of open science and innovation in Ukraine. The conference aims to explore viable solutions to address pressing issues such as uninterrupted access to research infrastructure, free access to full-text scholarly publications, the need to reform the system of research evaluation, and accelerate the integration of Ukrainian science into the European Research Area by aligning with European Union policies on open science and data exchange formats. The discussions and presentations will result in a list of recommendations for higher education institutions and research establishments. These recommendations will contribute to the implementation of practical measures and policies to support open science and innovation in Ukraine. The event serves as an open platform for exchanging experiences, ideas, and knowledge, promoting scientific progress, and fostering the development of the Ukrainian scientific community.
Expected Outcome. The expected outcome of the conference will be the presentations of distinguished speakers who will unite their perspectives and propose collaborative methods for developing roadmaps aimed at implementing open science in Ukraine. These roadmaps will be developed according to an approved plan of actions for the development of Open Science in Ukraine.
Target Audience. We are pleased to invite researchers, librarians, managers, and staff of research libraries, managers and administrators of institutional repositories, managers and researchers of scientific topics, experts from research offices of higher education institutions, IT technology specialists, publishers of scientific journals, developers of scientific information platforms and systems, doctoral students and young scientists, project managers, business leaders, startup co-organizers, members of library associations, and researchers working on artificial intelligence-related research.
Workshop on Open Citations and Open Scholarly Metadata 2023
Workshop on Open Citations and Open Scholarly Metadata 2023 (Bologna, 26-27 October 2023) About 2 billion open bibliographic citations are available on the web.
During the two-day event, researchers, policy-makers and scholarly publishers will gather in the historical location of the University of Bologna to take part in the plenary presentations and discussions around the widespread adoption of practices for the creation, reuse and improvement of open citation data, with a focus on this year’s theme: "The value of open scholarly metadata for research assessment purposes".
The Workshop will host selected contributions and invited talks from distinguished speakers, and the full program will be soon announced on the website: https://workshop-oc.github.io.
Beyond Access & Affordability: The Impact of Open Textbook Publishing on your Academic Profile
Join the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) Library for Open Access Week 2023 to explore the impact of open textbook publishing on your academic profile with Associate Professor Tanya Machin and Dr Susan Carter.
Open educational resources (OER) have emerged as a powerful tool for fostering accessible and inclusive learning environments. However, the benefit of OER goes beyond access and affordability for students but also impacts the trajectory of academic careers. Join us for an enlightening session where we explore the experiences of two UniSQ academics who were early adopters of OER.
This event will provide invaluable insights into their motivations and learning journey in creating, adapting, and utilising OER within different academic contexts. They will share how their work within the OER community has provided opportunities for innovative collaborations and knowledge-sharing, as well as the impact that this work has had on fostering active student engagement and learning and influenced their own teaching and publishing practices.
The University of Miami Celebrates International Open Access Week
The University of Miami Libraries are proud to be among the worldwide community of institutions celebrating the 2023 International Open Access Week. This year's theme, "Community Over Commercialization," encourages a candid conversation about which approaches to open scholarship prioritize the best interests of the public and the academic community—and which do not. Open access to scholarship and information contributes to creating a more equitable world where knowledge sharing, collaboration, and accessibility to research help to address both local and global concerns. Please join us online for a presentation featuring a panel of experts in research data, analytics, and open scholarship as they discuss how the University Libraries are contributing to the open access community and how you can participate. Topics will include tips for selecting open access publishing venues and avoiding predatory journals, government policies affecting open access, and article processing charges and ORCiD. The presentation will be followed by an audience question and answer session. About International Open Access Week October 23–29, 2023 International Open Access Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research. The event is celebrated worldwide by individuals, institutions, and organizations working collectively to make "open" the default for research and education. Open access resources can take many forms, including scholarly articles, datasets, multimedia content, and other types of creative works. Providing unrestricted access to these resources is key to the dissemination of knowledge and to the creation of new scholarship.
Coffee Lecture „Zweitveröffentlichungsrecht und Green Open Access“ im Erdgeschoss der Bibliothek
Coffee Lecture „Zweitveröffentlichungsrecht und Green Open Access“ im Erdgeschoss der Bibliothek Bei einem Kaffee oder Tee informieren wir Sie in der Bibliothek, wie Sie die Sichtbarkeit Ihrer Publikationen durch die Nutzung des Zweitveröffentlichungsrechts und Green Open Access optimieren können. In der Poster- und Buchausstellung können Sie sich außerdem über Open Access und den aktuellen Stand an der TH informieren.
Durban University of Technology Open Access Week Public Lecture
Durban University of Technology Open Access Week Public Lecture Guest Speaker: Ms Ellen Tise, Senior Director, Library and Information Services, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Open Access Week 2023 - Open Science for Enabling Reproducible, Ethical and Community-driven Research
Join the University of Derby and the University of Essex as we celebrate Open Access Week 2023!
In this talk, we are joined by Dr. Malvika Sharan, senior researcher and co-lead of The Turing Way project at The Alan Turing Institute. Malvika will discuss Open Science as a framework to ensure that all research components can be easily accessed, openly examined and built upon by others. She will introduce The Turing Way - an open source, open collaboration and community-driven guide to reproducible, ethical and inclusive data science and research. Drawing insights from the project, Malvika will share best practices that researchers should integrate to ensure the highest reproducible and ethical standards from the start of their projects so that their research work is easy to reuse and reproduce at all stages of the development. All attendees will leave the talk understanding the many dimensions of openness and how they can participate in an inclusive, kind and inspiring open-source ecosystem as they collaboratively seek to improve research culture. All questions and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository: https://github.com/alan-turing-institute/the-turing-way.
As researchers, we make complex choices around project design and decisions throughout the lifecycle of our research. We are expected to ensure that our research objects are easily accessed, openly examined and built upon by others in future work. Although open and transparent reporting helps to make sure that scientific work can be trusted, we must also integrate considerations of the societal and ethical implications of our work. Especially when these considerations impact people's lives. Furthermore, reproducibility alongside Open Research practices are important for enabling independent verification of research methods, underlying data, analysis code and workflows. All these require an understanding of research best practices and skills that are often not widely taught or explored among academic researchers.
Presenter Biography
Malvika Sharan is a senior researcher and co-lead of The Turing Way project at The Alan Turing Institute which is an open-source community and guide for reproducible and collaborative data science. She involves and supports a diverse community of contributors - helping them adopt best practices in their research and collaborate within The Turing Way. She is a co-founder of Open Life Science, a mentoring and training programme that empowers researchers to integrate open science in the context of their communities. She is a Software Sustainability Institute fellow, a Society of RSE trustee, and an active contributor to open-source community initiatives including Code for Science and Society, NASA-TOPS, The Carpentries and MetaDocencia. She works towards enabling collaborative development approaches, embedding inclusive practices and supporting projects to enhance the diversity of marginalised members in research leadership.
Do sign up for this fascinating talk and to find out more about The Turing Way! For more information about Open Access and Open Research, please see the University of Derby's Open Research SharePoint pages and the Library's information on Open Research at the University of Essex.
Public Conference "Pubblica! Repubblica della scienza e Impero della valutazione"
We will talk about science, open access and research evaluation.
International Open Access Week 2023 at Karlstad University, Sweden
Each year, the international Open Access Week is held with activities across the globe to highlight issues around open access to scientific publications. The theme of this year is “Community over Commercialization”. On Wednesday October 25th Karlstad University Library welcomes you to a set of seminars and panel discussion on Open Access and Open Science building on the theme. When? 09:00–15:00, Wednesday October 25th, 2023 Where? The Karlstad University Library.
Open Access Week - Queen's University Library
For Open Access Week, the Queen's University Library is hosting an event on October 24 from 1 to 2:30pm in Stauffer Library Room 014. This event will be hybrid and will facilitate both online and on-site participation. Open Access Week is a global initiative that celebrates open access to scholarly information. This year's theme, "Community over Commercialization", represents an opportunity to join together, take action, and raise awareness around the importance of community control of knowledge sharing systems. Our presenter for 2023 is Gunnar Blohm, a leading researcher and innovator in the field of sensorimotor control and computational neuroscience, will deliver a presentation on his latest project, Scholarnexus. During the event, he will share his vision and insights on the future of community-led open access infrastructure. Scholarnexus is a novel platform that aims to create a seamless ecosystem for open scholarly publishing. It will enable researchers, institutions, and the academic community to access and share knowledge more easily and collaboratively. You can learn more about Scholarnexus on its official website.
"Så söker du open access material som ett proffs"
Webinar on how to find open access material.