An awareness programme was launched by Allama Iqbal Library two weeks before organizing Open Access week. Advertisements were published in leading newspaper of Kashmir valley regarding the event as well as on Television/Radio. All the Heads of various Departments, Directorates and Institutes were invited to participate along with their faculty members, Research Scholars and students. Invitation Letters in this regard were also sent before to all of them. Same procedure was followed with regard… Continue

Allama Iqbal Library, University of Kashmir organized a “one day seminar on Open Access Resources” on 18^th December, 2012 to create greater understanding about the benefits of Open Access Resources in scholarly communication and to highlight different Open Access Resources in various subject fields. The seminar was attended by the University Officials, Academics, Research Scholars and students, besides various College Principles and Librarians…

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The University of Kentucky Libraries hosted these events to celebrate this year's Open Access Week:

• Oct. 22: OA Café
• Oct. 22: Screening of the SPARC World Bank Webcast
• Oct. 24: Keynote event: Scholarship Unlocked: The Future of Open Access

Our keynote speaker was Dr. David Solomon from Michigan State University. He provided an overview of the growth and direction of OA publishing/archiving. He also discussed some of the new directions in OA and…

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Our theme this year is "Set the Default to Openness"and features panel discussions and presentations about Open Learning, the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA), the International Impact of Open Access, Open Access and graduate students, and a forum with publishers who are making the transition to business models that include Open Access. The week starts with a terrific webinar from SPARC and the World Bank about the World Bank's Open Access…

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