International Open Access Week is an annual global event celebrating and sharing knowledge about free online access to scholarly publications. This year’s Open Access Week is October 24-30. This year’s theme, “Open for Climate Justice,” was chosen because “Openness can create pathways to more equitable knowledge sharing and serve as a means to address the inequities that shape the impacts of climate change and our response to them,” as explained on the International Open Access Week website.
The University of California Libraries have planned a variety of workshops and materials to observe International Open Access Week, many of which are online and open to all.
UC Santa Barbara
Panel: Open Access and Climate Justice
Who: Open to all
Where: UCSB Library and online
When: Tuesday, October 25, 2:00-4:00 pm
Three UCSB researchers and two guest scholars will discuss how their work intersects with, directly addresses, and/or is impacted by climate change, and how they perceive the mission of climate justice in their work.
In addition to sharing their research, our panelists will offer perspectives on power imbalances affecting scholarly communities’ abilities to produce, disseminate, and use knowledge around the climate crisis. They will also address the question of how openness in research can create pathways to more equitable knowledge sharing and address the inequities that shape the impacts of climate change and our response to them.
The panelists’ discussion will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.
UCSF
Celebrating 10 Years of the UCSF Open Access Policy – Panel Presentation and Reception
Who: Open to all
Where: UCSF Mission May campus and online
When: Friday, October 21, 3:00-4:00 pm
Come celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the UCSF Open Access Policy and hear from three visionaries about the impact and future of open access publishing. Reception with snacks and beverages to follow.
UCSF passed the first Open Access Policy at the University of California in 2012. The policy ensures that faculty can post their final accepted article manuscripts without paying a cent to the publisher, so that their work can be freely accessed by all. UCSF’s policy influenced the passing of a UC-wide policy for faculty in 2013 and for all other scholarly authors in 2015.
Our three panelists will talk about:
- The catalyst for an Open Access Policy and how UCSF became the first UC to have one
- The impact of the UC OA Policies and open access publisher agreements on the publishing landscape
- What the future holds for open access publishing
UCLA
Beyond the APC: Metadata Support for OA Resource Discovery and Access
Who: Open to all
Where: Online
When: Wednesday, October 26th, 10:00-11:00 am
Long before Google, Article Processing Charges (APCs), and Transformative Agreements, libraries have been hard at work helping users to find the information resources they need. A part of the magic that makes it possible to find just what you’re looking for happens behind the scenes at the hands of cataloging and metadata librarians.
Join UCLA Library for Open Access Week 2022 as we pull back the curtain to reveal what we’re doing to provide sustainable support for open access (OA). Hear about the motivations and sophisticated skills and tools that are being deployed by UCLA to make open access resources easier to find. Learn how this unsung strategy seeks to empower libraries by adapting expertise in our wheelhouse for a sustainable approach to open access support. For OA Week, we go far beyond the APC.
The UC Publication Management System: Expanding to serve all UCLA authors
Who: Open to all
Where: Online
When: Thursday, October 27th, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
The UC Publication Management System (UCPMS) is a utility that helps UC authors comply with the UC Open Access policies. It locates scholarly articles that seem to be authored by UC affiliates, and then sends them an email alert, asking them to confirm if the articles are indeed authored by them. Once confirmed, if the article fits within the OA policies, the UCPMS also makes it simple for authors to upload the full text of the article to eScholarship, our institutional repository.
Until now, the system has only served UCLA Senate faculty, as well as UCLA librarians. Over the coming months, the UCPMS will begin serving all other UCLA employees that are likely to publish scholarly articles – non-senate faculty (lecturers), post docs, researchers, and more. Come learn how the system works, and will allow you to make all of your publications openly available, regardless of where you publish.
UC San Diego
We’re highlighting #UCSD authored publications covering #climatejustice topics for this year’s #OAWeek – our campus has so much going on! Stay tuned @UCSDScholCom & @ucsdlibrary as we share UC San Diego research and initiatives during Oct. 24-30.
UC Berkeley
How to Publish Open Access at UC Berkeley
Who: The UC Berkeley community
Where: Online
When: Tuesday, October 25, 11:00am–12:30pm
Are you wondering what processes, platforms, and funding are available at UC Berkeley to publish your research open access (OA)? This workshop will provide practical guidance and walk you through all of the OA publishing options and funding sources you have on campus. We’ll explain: the difference between (and mechanisms for) self-depositing your research in the UC’s institutional repository vs. choosing publisher-provided OA; what funding is available to put toward your article or book charges if you choose a publisher-provided option; and the difference between funding coverage under the UC’s “transformative agreements” vs. the Library’s funding program (Berkeley Research Impact Initiative). We’ll also give you practical tips and tricks to maximize your retention of rights and readership in the publishing process.
And check out the rest of the Office of Scholarly Communication Services fall 2022 workshops on their website.
UC Davis
Open Access Publishing: How the UC Davis Library Can Support You
Who: The UC Davis community
Where: Online
When: Thursday, October 27, 1-2:00pm
Find out how to get help with the publishing process, financial support, and any questions you may have about open access publishing for articles or books. Open to everyone, including faculty, researchers, graduate students, grant administrators and departmental finance officers.
UC Irvine
How to Publish Open Access at UC Irvine
Who: The UC Davis community
Where: Online
When: Wednesday, October 26 11:30am-1:00pm
Are you wondering what processes, platforms, and funding are available at UC Irvine to publish your research open access (OA)? This workshop will provide practical guidance and walk you through all of the OA publishing options and funding sources you have on campus:
- The difference between (and mechanisms for) self-depositing your research in the UC’s institutional repository versus choosing publisher-provided OA
- What funding is available to put toward your article or book charges if you choose a publisher-provided option
- The funding coverage under the UC’s transformative agreements
- Options for publishing books OA
We’ll also give you practical tips and tricks to maximize your retention of rights and readership in the publishing process.
Introduction to Protocols.io
Who: Open to all
Where: Online
When: Friday, October 28, 1-2:00 pm
Research papers and protocol organization in labs often lack detailed instructions for repeating experiments. protocols.io is an open-access platform for researchers to collaboratively create step-by-step, interactive, and dynamic protocols that can be run on mobile or web. Researchers can share protocols with colleagues, collaborators, and the scientific community or make them public, with ease and efficiency. Real-time communication and interaction keep protocols up to date with versioning, forking/copying, Q&A, and troubleshooting. Public protocols receive a DOI and allow open communication with authors and researchers to encourage efficient experimentation and reproducibility.
This workshop will cover
- Introduction to protocols.io’s mission and key functionality
- How to discover public protocols, create your own protocols, share methods with others, and how to publish protocols
- Q&A: We will stay online to answer any questions you have while you start to use protocols.io.
Hosted by Gabriel Gasque, PhD, Head of Outreach, protocols.io
UC Riverside
Creating an Academic Website to Manage Your Scholarly Identity
Who: The UCR community
Where: Online
When: Thursday, October 20, 1:00-2:00 pm
Managing your scholarly identity online can feel like a daunting process, with so many social media platforms, different researcher IDs, academic social networking sites, and other facets of your professional presence to stay on top of.
Creating an academic website can be an excellent strategy to take control of your online identity, centralize your social media presences, and promote your research.
Join us for this workshop, part of UC Open Access Week 2022, where we will share tips and strategies for choosing a web hosting provider, website building tool, domain name, and more.
Digital Scholarship Meetup: Building Your Online Scholarly Identity
Who: The UCR community
Where: Online
When: Tuesday, October 25, 12:00-1:00 pm
Each month, the UCR Library hosts casual community conversations on digital research, teaching, and publishing. These informal meetups are designed to facilitate collaborative learning and connection across all disciplines and departments at UCR. All UCR community members are welcome to attend, regardless of your prior experience with digital humanities or digital scholarship!
For the October meetup, join us for a conversation about managing your online scholarly identity with these and other tools or strategies.
A Small Review of Open Climate Data Sources
Who: The UCR Community
Where: Online
When: Thursday, October 27, 2:00-3:00 pm
The theme of Open Access Week 2022 is Open For Climate Justice. During this workshop, we will review several sources for open climate data, while also discussing reliability and openness of data.
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