October 23 - 29, 2023 | Everywhere

Open Access Day @ Brock University, St. Catharines, ON

We're hosting a day showcasing research on Brock authors and Open Access, a panel discussion about OA publishing, a workshop on Wikipedia in education and a hands-on session featuring (mostly free) tools for tracking research impact.

Website: here

Open Access Day @ Brock, Oct. 23

9 – 9:50 am - “It’s a bit like the Wild West out there”: Brock University faculty attitudes towards Open Access publishing. Presentation of research study by Barbara McDonald, Interim University Librarian, Ian Gibson, Collections Librarian, and Elizabeth Yates, Liaison/Scholarly Communication Librarian, James A. Gibson Library

10 – 10:50 am -- Open Access publishing panel discussion: hear about the rewards, challenges and surprises involved in making your research openly accessible. Featuring Julia Baird, Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre; Jarold L. Cosby, Associate Professor, Kinesiology; Barbara McDonald, Interim University Librarian; Evangelia Tsiani, Associate Professor, Health Sciences and Wendy E. Ward, Professor, Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Canada Research Chair in Bone and Muscle Development.

11 am – 1230 pm -- Opening Your Classroom: Wikipedia, Creative Commons, and You. Featuring Giulia Forsythe, Special Projects Facilitator, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation; Lynn McCleary, Associate Professor, Nursing; and Monica Rettig, E-Learning Librarian, James A. Gibson Library

1 – 2:30 pm – More open, more impact. Explore alternative methods of tracking research impact such as ORCID researcher identifiers, Impact Story and Academia.edu in this hands-on workshop with Ian Gibson, Collections Librarian, and Elizabeth Yates, Liaison/Scholarly Communication Librarian, James A. Gibson Library. Held in Classroom A, Library/Learning Commons.

11 am – 1 pm – Open Access Fact or Fiction prize wheel and information table. Schmon Tower Library Entrance.

For more information, please contact Elizabeth Yates, Liaison/Scholarly Communication Librarian

eyates@brocku.ca

905-688-5550 x4469