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Join the Library on October 25 at 2pm for two presentations to recognize International Open Access Week. Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of openness, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make open access research and scholarship sustainable. Following the presentations, there will be an outdoor reception in the adjacent Mountain Courtyard. Read on to learn more!

By Chava Nerenberg, Graduate Programming Assistant
Thursday, October 21st, 2021 - 7:30am


Please join the Library for two presentations on October 25 recognizing International Open Access Week. Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of openness, to share what they've learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make open access research and scholarship sustainable.

Open Knowledge: Access, Infrastructures, and Educational Resources at UCSB

When: Mon, 10/25/2021 - 2:00pm
Where: Instruction & Training 1312 (1st floor, Mountain Side of the Library)
Register Here

UCSB Library and the Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs (COPIM) Project
Presented by Eileen Joy, Founder and Director of Punctum Books, and Lidia Uziel, Associate University Librarian for Research Resources and Scholarly Communication (UCSB).

Assessing Open Educational Resource (OER) Needs for High Enrollment Classes at UCSB
Presented by Angela Chikowero, Research and Engagement Librarian at UCSB and Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Open Education Leadership Fellow.

Following the presentations, there will be an outdoor reception in the adjacent Mountain Courtyard.

Read more about how to participate in Open Access at the University of California here