Open Access Week: October 21-27 2013
Open Access Week is a global event now entering its sixth year. It is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they have learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new standard in scholarship and research.
Local events for Open Access Week 2013:
- RMIT will host a range of events during Open Access Week. More information: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/oaw.
- La Trobe (Bundoora) will hold a seminar, ‘From Tweetations to citations: Can social media and open access enhance traditional publishing? Opportunities and challenges for researchers‘, on Friday 25th October, 10.00-12.30.
- Victoria University will hold a forum, Open access: enhancing research visibility. More information: http://www.vu.edu.au/news-events/events/open-access-enhancing-research-visibility.
Further information about Open Access:
- Recording of Open Access panel discussion on ARC and NHRMC open access policies with Professor Aidan Byrne, CEO of the ARC, and Professor Warwick Anderson, CEO of the NHMRC held on 16th October 2013: http://www.youtube.com/user/ANUchannel
- International Open Access Week activities and resources.
- Open Access is a hot topic for news, analysis and comment at The Conversation.
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