Open Access Week 2011
Open Access Week 2011 is an opportunity to find out more about Open Access publishing and how it can benefit you. Many researchers came along to the Library's events for Open Access week last year, and this year we are offering two sessions that will be of interest to researchers across all disciplines.
An introduction to Open Access publishing
Tuesday 25th October
11.00 – 12.30pm, Open Learning Space (ground floor, Library)
A seminar for researchers in the Social Sciences, Humanities and Sciences
This session will provide an introduction to Open Access publishing from both a researcher and publisher perspective.
In this session we will explore:
- the rationale for Open Access
- the current state of the field
- tools that are available for those seeking to edit and establish new journals
- researcher and publisher funding opportunities, particularly in light of author-pays models
Participants will leave with a solid understanding of Open Access and important related areas, such as copyright, that will allow them to accurately appraise the field and to make informed choices when publishing.
Speaker: Martin Eve (Doctoral researcher and founding editor of the Open Access journals, Excursions and Orbit)
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Practical tips for Open Access publishing in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Wednesday 26th October
12.00 – 1.30pm, Open Learning Space (ground floor, Library)
A seminar for researchers in the Social Sciences and Humanities
With the announcement of SAGE Open last November and its launch this Spring, SAGE was the first major publisher to offer a new platform to support open access publishing in the social and behavioural sciences and the humanities.
In this session we will explore:
- how ready the social sciences are for OA
- the future of OA as a sustainable business model
- where, how and if ‘author pays’ can be funded in the social sciences compared to STM
- the future of the single article entity and its platform as the primary means of disseminating and creating scholarly knowledge
Speakers: David Ross (Journals publisher, engineering, SAGE)
Lucy Robinson (Journals publisher, social science, SAGE)