Open Access Week 2018 Coming to the University Libraries!

By: Tom Reinsfelder

OA Week 2018 Coming to the University Libraries! On October 22-25, events will be held to support the many facets of OA: Open Access, Open Educational Resources, Open Data initiatives, Open Publishing, ScholarSphere (Penn State’s institutional repository), and more. And of course, there will be fantastic Open Access swag. All Penn State students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.

Monday, Oct 22nd: OPEN ACCESS
• 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m., Franklin Atrium: Free coffee and snacks (and swag!) to kick off OA Week
• 10 a.m.-noon, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library: Open Access Week Welcome from Dean Dewey, followed by an overview of the Open Access movement and a panel on Global Equity and Access. Broadcast via MediaSite Live
• 1 p.m., Foster Auditorium: “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship” movie screening

Tuesday, Oct 23rd OPEN PUBLISHING
• 10 a.m., Foster Auditorium: “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship” movie screening
• 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. in Foster: Libraries Open Publishing Program overview and walkthrough of journal and bibliography publishing (this event will be broadcast via MediaSite Live)  http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/1ad1bfb599954b4cbf6bec650a71773d1d?catalog=8376d4b2-4dd1-457e-a3bf-e4cf9163feda

Wednesday, Oct 24th OPEN SOURCE & OPEN DATA
• 1-2 p.m. in Foster Auditorium: Open Source and Open Data panel with members of DSDS
• 2-4 p.m. in Mann Assembly Room: ScholarSphere Upload Party – free pizza for participants! Bring your previous publications and we’ll help you determine if an open access version can be made available in ScholarSphere. Also, bring your questions about ScholarSphere and we’ll be happy to tell you more about Penn State’s institutional repository. http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/96e60ff24a2841128a3dfd56a4ad6d291d?catalog=8376d4b2-4dd1-457e-a3bf-e4cf9163feda

Thursday, Oct 25th OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
• 10 a.m.-noon, Foster Auditorium: Overview of Open Educational Resources and ACT Panel (this event will be broadcast via MediaSite Live) Please add these events to your calendar so you don’t miss out!   http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/caf40b08d0b44ff99f0dada187d76cdd1d?catalog=8376d4b2-4dd1-457e-a3bf-e4cf9163feda

Open Access liaisons across the University Libraries will also be working to raise awareness of these topics during OA week by:
• Sharing information with faculty, staff, and students in their areas
• Directing questions to the OA Task Force or sharing resources as appropriate
• Helping to promote events planned as part of Open Access Week

The Open Access Task Force may be reached at open@psu.edu
Open Access and Copyright
• Brandy Karl – Copyright Officer and Affiliate Law Library Faculty, bak25@psu.edu
• Ana Enriquez – Scholarly Communications Outreach Librarian, aee32@psu.edu

Open Education
• Amanda Larson, Open Education Librarian, acl49@psu.edu

Open Research and Data
• Robert Olendorf, Research Data Librarian, rko5039@psu.edu

Open Publishing
• Allyson Laird – Open Publishing Program Specialist, alaird@psu.edu

Open Access Representative for Campus Libraries
• Tom Reinsfelder – Head Librarian, Mont Alto, tlr15@psu.edu