Open Access Week Copyright (c) 2013 Wayne State University All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa Recent documents in Open Access Week en-us Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:57:17 PST 3600 Scholarly Communications Brown Bag & Workshop for Librarians http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2012/Oct25/2 http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2012/Oct25/2 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:00:00 PDT This brown bag / workshop will provide liaison librarians with the opportunity to learn and discuss the value of scholarly communications & outreach efforts at Wayne State, as well as see the new scholarly communications / open access presentation targeted towards faculty that was developed by the Scholarly Communications Team.

]]> WSU Libraries Scholarly Communications Team Open Access Week: Public Domain and Digitization (Webinar) http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2012/Oct24/1 http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2012/Oct24/1 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:00:00 PDT A Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) Open Access Week 2013 Webinar.

In celebration of Open Access Week, we will explore the issues of Public Domain in the framework of Digitalization and Digital Media. The issues of Open Access, Public Domain and Digital Rights continue to pose vexing issues for the Digital Environment. From the point of view of Information Services and Copyright Resources; this session will highlight the Challenges, Issues and Opportunities in this arena.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What are the parameters and scope of Public Domain?
  2. What are the obligations of Digital users in regard to Public Domain?
  3. Discuss the various tools related to Public Domain.
  4. What is the impact of Open Access in terms of Public Domain, Copyright & Digital Rights Management?

]]> Freya Anderson et al. Perspectives on Open Access: Practice, Progress and Pitfalls (Webinar) http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2012/Oct22/2 http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2012/Oct22/2 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:00:00 PDT SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and the World Bank are pleased to announce the speakers for their co-sponsored kickoff event for Open Access Week 2012. The event will take place Monday, October 22, 4pm - 5:30pm, at the World Bank in Washington, DC. The distinguished panel of speakers is comprised of experts from the broad range of stakeholders in the Open Access movement: researchers, students, policy makers, publishers and academics. The following speakers will discuss why Open Access is an imperative to them, and to their work: • Michael Carroll, Professor of Law, American University and founding Board Member, Creative Commons • Matt Cooper, President, The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students • Maricel Kann, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland and member, PubMed Central National Advisory Committee, NIH • Carlos Rossel, Publisher, The World Bank • Neil Thakur, Special Assistant to the Deputy Director, Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health (NIH) The 90-minute panel will be moderated by Heather Joseph, Executive Director, SPARC, with ample time for questions from audience members. Immediately following the question and answer session, SPARC will sponsor a reception for those attending and participating in the panel discussion. Registration is only required for in-person attendance and can be done by emailing Andrea Higginbotham at SPARC by October 18. To view the webcast and participate in the live blog, simply go to the World Bank’s Live portal. Open Access Week is now in its sixth year, and offers an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research. Last year’s Open Access Week featured events in more than 130 countries. This year’s theme, “Set the Default to Open Access,” will continue to advance the global conversation, and showcase the many steps taken all over the world towards Open Access initiatives. For information about Open Access week events and information please go to http://www.openaccessweek.org.

]]> Michael Carroll et al. Open Access Textbook—Access, Quality, Use http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2012/Oct25/1 http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2012/Oct25/1 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:00:00 PDT Veronica Bielat, Learning & Research Support Librarian, Wayne State Libraries

Ariel Levi, Senior Lecturer of Management, School of Business

Veronica Bielat provides an introduction to the open source textbook movement, including providers and current trends. Ariel Levi discusses the pro’s and con’s of his adoption of a Flat World Knowledge open source textbook for his MGT2530 course.

]]> Veronica E. Bielat et al. Open Access as Innovation http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2012/Oct22/1 http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2012/Oct22/1 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:00:00 PDT Shana Kimball Publishing Conference Proceedings and Events with DigitalCommons@WSU http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct28/1 http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct28/1 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:00:00 PDT Learn how you can organize and present conference and event information on the web using DigitalCommons@WSU.

]]> Jonathan McGlone Publishing Open Access Journals with Digital Commons http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct26/2 http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct26/2 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:00:00 PDT Learn how the Library can help you launch an Open Access Journal using DigitalCommons publishing software.

]]> Jonathan McGlone DigitalCommons@WSU: Visibility of Your Scholarship Matters http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct26/1 http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct26/1 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:00:00 PDT Wayne State University Libraries is taking a leadership role in helping scholars at Wayne distribute their scholarship and creative works via the Digital Commons service. Why is this important to you? Because visibility of your academic output to other scholars and stakeholders, around the world, is important. Digital Commons helps to remove barriers (paywalls, access restrictions, etc...) to your scholarship that is a common aspect of traditional commercial publishing avenues, and increases the global reach of your scholarship. It's easy, effective, and it works!

Join Dave Stout, Director of Sales for Digital Commons at Berkeley Electronic Press, to learn more about how you can take advantage of DigitalCommons@WSU.

]]> Dave Stout Readers' Copyright http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct25/1 http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct25/1 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:00:00 PDT An open lecture on reclaiming copyright for readers, listeners, and viewers, given by University of Michigan Law professor Jessica Litman.

A system of copyright protection makes little sense unless it is designed to encourage the use and enjoyment of the works it induces authors to create and publishers to disseminate. Litman argues that a clear-eyed examination of copyright's history reveals that solicitude for readers and members of the audience is, in fact, deeply encoded in copyright's DNA. Recently, readers' interests have faded in apparent importance in the copyright scheme in ways that have unbalanced the copyright system, and undermined public support for copyright law. In response to growing criticism of copyright, some of copyright law's most ardent supporters have insisted that users have no rights, should have no rights, and have never had rights in the copyright scheme. That approach, Litman suggests, is making the problem worse, not better. Copyright seems out of whack because it has forgotten its most important constituents. Litman takes a series of very small baby steps in the direction of recognizing rights and liberties within the copyright system for readers, listeners, viewers and other members of the copyright audience.

]]> Jessica Litman What is Open Access? http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct24/2 http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct24/2 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:00:00 PDT Come learn about the growing electronic publishing movement that seeks free access to scholarly materials -- Open Access. WSU Scholarly Communications Librarian Jon McGlone will introduce the topic, share examples of Open Access across North America and at Wayne State, and address some of the basic questions and issues Open Access raises.

]]> Jonathan McGlone Scholarly Communications Outreach: A Workshop for Librarians http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct24/1 http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa/2011/oct24/1 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:00:00 PDT This workshop will help liaison librarians in their scholarly communications and open access outreach efforts with faculty. Workshop will incorporate current videos created by BePress on outreach and discussion of these videos, and teach librarians the process behind adding faculty contributions to DigitalCommons@WSU, focusing on how to conduct permissions and rights checks for faculty publications that may be good additions to DigitalCommons@WSU and the deposit process.

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