24 -30 October 2022 is International Open Access Week
Universities across the UK ahve organised various events to celebrate OA Week that are open to researchers across the UK and beyond:
University of Aberdeen
Online event: Book your space at www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-ofaberdeen-international-open-access-week
Join us online to hear the latest Open Research thinking from leading academics and advocates from the UK and Australia.
Chaired by Simon Bains, University Librarian, University of Aberdeen.
University of Aberdeen
Online and on campus event: Book your space at www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-ofaberdeen-international-open-access-week
The University of Aberdeen’s Interdisciplinary Centre Directors will examine and explore perspectives on the challenges cross disciplinary researchers face within an open data environment.
Chaired by Brian Henderson, Director for Digital and Information Services, University of Aberdeen
University of Derby
Online event. Further information about the session including registration
This session will be delivered by two Open Access experts; cOAlition S ambassador Sally Rumsey, and Professor Johan Rooryck, Executive Director of cOAlition S.
University of Aberdeen
Online event: Book your space at www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-ofaberdeen-international-open-access-week
Consider the future of Open Data with our panel of Open Data experts from across the UK as they share their predictions for the next 10 years with us.
Chaired by Susan Halfpenny, Head of Research and Learning Information Services, University of Aberdeen
25 -31st October is International Open Access Week
The library arranged a number of activities across the week for staff and PGRs. In addition the following blog posts were shared via our blog Research Matters|Southampton:
ORCiD Clinic - Drop In Session via Teams (Monday 25th October, 13:00-14:00)
Do you need help setting up your unique researcher identifier (ORCiD) or linking your existing ORCiD in Pure? University Library staff are holding a ORCiD clinic to help. Just join the Teams meeting at any point during the run time. Details on ORCiD and self help guides can also be found on https://library.soton.ac.uk/identifiers/orcid
Making the most of Open Access Publishing: online Q&A (Friday 29th October, 10:00-11:00, additional session added 11:00-12:00))
This session, run by the Library Engagement Team, includes a short introduction to open access publishing followed by a Q&A session so that we can cover the areas that interest you. We can discuss types of open access, funder policies, uploading your journal articles to our institutional repository, publisher deals, finding open access material and anything else you would like to ask.
This Q&A session is repeated throughout the year and you can sign up via Staffbook/PGR Manager
Webinar - Oxford University Press Read and Publish Agreement - Open Access at no additional cost to you
Tuesday 26th October, 14:00-15:00
Join this webinar to find out how you can use the University of Southampton's Transformative Agreement (TA) to publish Open Access in an Oxford University Press Journal at no additional cost to you. Hosted by OUP this webinar will take you through the OUP Author Workflow system. University Library staff will be available to answer questions
Recording now available below.
International Open Access Week 2020 was 19-25 October.
Open Access refers to free, unrestricted online access to research outputs (such as journal articles, theses and monographs) combined with the right to share and re-use the publication.
The University of Southampton has a long history of supporting and promoting open access. To celebrate Open Access week we have a series of posts on our team blog, Research Matters|Southampton:
You can also visit our webpages or email eprints@soton.ac.uk for help and guidance throughout the year.
21-27 October 2019 was International Open Access Week
We launched our activities on Monday with a blog post: A Very Short Introduction to Open Access Using Biscuits
Further blog posts followed during the week on our team blog Research Matters|Southampton:
Forging new routes to Open Scholarship for HE and Cultural Heritage Institutions
We also have a light-hearted Twitter thread using biscuit analogies to explain Open Access