Open Access Week: October 18-22, 2010 |
This wiki is the George Mason community's source for information about Open Access Week. View a schedule of events and find resources for students, faculty, and staff. Get involved and discover how you can help bring awareness of Open Access to George Mason University.
About Open Access Week
Open Access Week draws worldwide attention to the unrestricted sharing of scholarly research and materials for the advancement and enjoyment of all. Open Access (OA) literature is freely accessible online--maximizing the visibility, use, and impact of research. Building on the success of last year's Open Access Day, University Libraries' participation in OA Week offers students, faculty, staff, and the public an opportunity to learn more about Mason's OA initiatives.
Watch Open Access 101, a brief introductory video to Open Access created by SPARC, here.
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Monday, October 18 |
Time To Be Determined (TBD) |
Visit our information tables in the Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington libraries to ask for information on Open Access initiatives and discuss your ideas and questions with Mason staff. |
Tuesday, October 19 |
TBD |
Visit our information tables in the Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington libraries. |
Wednesday, October 20 |
1:30-3:30 p.m.
TBD |
Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), will discuss various issues related to open access in his presentation "A Choice Made: A Path to Open Access Content". Then, a faculty panel (panelists TBD) will discuss their experiences with open access publishing.
Visit our information tables in the Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington libraries. |
Thursday, October 21 | TBD |
Visit our information tables in the Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington libraries. |
Friday, October 22 | TBD |
Visit our information tables in the Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington libraries. |
All week long, visit the Johnson Center North Plaza to see the George Mason Statue, decorated to support Open Access! View more photos here. |
Can't make Wednesday's talk? Click here to register to participate in online seminars occurring around the world for Open Access Week 2010, or check out archived webinars, podcasts, videos, and more.
Learn more about how Open Access affects you and what you can do to support it.
Students: Create a short video demonstrating the value of information sharing as you see it. Enter your video in the 2009 SPARKY Awards contest and you could win $1,000! The submission deadline is December 6, 2009. Watch 2008's winning entry, "To Infinity and Beyond," here.
To Infinity and Beyond by Danaya Panya, Sebastian Rivera, Hemanth Sirandas, Uriel Rotstein, Jaymeni Patel is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Music by Andy Sullivan - "Can't Hold it Down". Drawings by Danaya Panya. Edited by Uriel Rotstein. Storyboard/concept writers include Danaya Panya, Sebastian Rivera, Hemanth Sirandas, Uriel Rotstein, and Jaymeni Patel.
Resources are being added to this wiki daily. Please check back frequently for updates! To suggest a resource or share information, please leave comments or e-mail Jacquelyn Rioux at jrioux@masonlive.gmu.edu.
Open Access Week at George Mason is sponsored by University Libraries. For questions or additional information, please contact Claudia Holland, Copyright Resources Office at (703) 993-2544 or chollan3@gmu.edu.