2014 International Open Access Week October 20 - 26, 2014
UPEI Events
"Generation Open"
Live Webcast - Kickoff Event
Date: Monday October 20, 2014
Time: 4:00-5:00 pm
Place: Robertson Library Room 265 (LINC)
Join us to view the live webcast!
Description:
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the World Bank will co-host the official kickoff event for International Open Access Week 2014. The event will be held at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington, DC with a live webcast for online participation around the world. The program will focus on this year’s theme of “Generation Open.” Speakers will discuss the importance of students and early career researchers in the transition to Open Access and explore how changes in scholarly publishing affect scholars and researchers at different stages of their careers.
" BC Open Textbook Project" Webinar
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm
Place: Robertson Library Room 265 (LINC)
Description:
This webinar, hosted by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and BCcampus, will describe the innovative BC Open Textbook Project which currently provides access to 40 free open textbooks.
Open Textbooks at UPEI
In recognition of the value of an open access approach in learning, the UPEI Open Textbooks Working Group has made an interim report available (pdf).
For more information see http://library.upei.ca/openaccess
Contact:
Dawn Hooper
Data & Research Services Librarian
dhooper@upei.ca