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Opening Knowledge: How Open Access Affects Research and Scholarship

Open Up New Possibilities: Using Open Access Resources to Enhance Your Research
Wednesday, October 8 | 2 p.m.
Cook Library Room 206Z and Online
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Presented by Hannah Madonna, Arts and Humanities Librarian, University Libraries

Please join us for a session on different OA resources to help support your research. We’ll look at Open Educational Resources (OERs): what they are, the advantages and disadvantages, and how to find, use, and share them. OERs can be a great way to help cut some costs and increase student access to learning materials. We’ll also look at Unpaywall to find available versions of scholarly articles; DOAJ, a searchable directory of open access journals; and other various OA resources. These are a great way to “open up” your research, and make the scholarly conversation a more equitable, collaborative one!

Can I Use This? Open Access and Copyright
Tuesday, October 21 | 2 p.m.
Cook Library Room 206Z and Online
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Presented by:
Jessica Clark, Assistant Curator of Historical Manuscripts, University Libraries
Elizabeth La Beaud, Head of Library Technology, University Libraries

This session will discuss the protections of copyright and how copyright and OA can work towards common goals in scholarly research. Attendees will learn about Creative Commons Licensing and how to identify potential publishing pitfalls. Additional resources on copyright and OA will be provided.

Panel Discussion: Open Access, Scholarly Publishing, and the Battle against Scientific Fraud
Thursday, October 30 | 2 p.m.
Cook Library Room 206Z and Online
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Panelists:
Dr. Mac Alford, Professor, School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Dr. Courtney Luckhardt, Associate Professor, School of Humanities
Dr. Douglas Masterson, Senior Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
Dr. Donald Sacco, Director of the Office of Research Integrity
Dr. Kayla Stan, Assistant Professor, School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences

The emergence of new technologies has dramatically changed the scholarly publishing landscape over the past twenty-five years. This includes a dramatic uptick in digital publishing and new publication models that encourage Open Access in various ways. However, new technologies have also provided more possibility for scientific fraud. A recent article from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences outlines how fraudulent publications have increased rapidly in recent years. In this panel discussion, we will discuss the risk fraudulent research poses to scientific credibility, how researchers can combat bogus research, and the importance of openness and transparency in encouraging research credibility.

Virtual attendees MUST register in order to receive the meeting links for the sessions. Registration is strongly encouraged but not strictly required for in-person attendees. Please contact if you have any questions.