Open Access Week 2011 at Brock

From October 24 to 28, the Brock community celebrated Open Access Week.

Library Supports Brock Authors: OA Grant For "Author Fees"
The Library has made $10,000 available to assist researchers who want their work published in an Open Access journal. Click here for more details about this opportunity.
 
Monday, 24 October 2011 from 12:00 to 1:00
Topic: Disseminating Research Through Open Access Journals
Speakers:
Dr. Keri Cronin, Editor, The Brock Review
Dr. Julian Kitchen, Editor, Brock Education
Facilitators: Tim Ribaric and Laurie Morrison
 
Monday, 24 October 2011 from 1:00 to 4:00
Webinar: New Directions in Scholarly Communication
A discussion of the changing landscape of scientific publishing.
Facilitators: Monica Rettig and Therese Tisseverasinghe

Monday, October 24, 2011 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Webinar: DataCite Project (Details of archived webinar will be posted online)

DataCite Canada, a central registration centre for Canadian research data sets designed to make it simpler for researchers to access, share and manage their data.

Tuesday, 25 October 2011 from 12:00 to 1:00
Topic: Public Access to Publicly Funded Research
Speakers:
Dr. Gary Libben, Vice President, Research, Brock University
Dr. Ryan Plummer, TREN, and Director, Brock Environmental Sustainability Research Unit (BESRU)
Dr. Ana Sanchez, Community Health Sciences
Supporting Info: Access to Research: TriCouncil Guiding Principles
Facilitator: Barbara McDonald
 
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 from 12:00 to 1:00
Webcast: Chad Gaffield, President of SSHRC [archived webcast from OISE Library]

Facilitator: David Sharron

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