Below are News items in the category of Open Access

Open Access Week Events - October 22-28

The UCSB Library is hosting two events in conjunction with Open Access Week, a worldwide initiative to raise awareness about new models of scholarly publishing.
Events, Lectures & Talks, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News
October 15, 2012

White House Petition on Open Access to Research

Sign the people's petition in support of public access to federally funded scientific research. For White House consideration 25,000 signatures are needed by June 21.
Government Information Center, News for Faculty, News for Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News
May 31, 2012

UCSF Implements Open Access Policy

The UCSF Academic Senate has voted to make electronic versions ofcurrent and future scientific articles freely available to the public.
Collections, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News, Sciences & Engineering
May 25, 2012

What is Open Access and Why is the World Bank's Open Access Policy So Significant?

Effective July 1, the World bank will be adopting an Open Access Policy. "What the World Bank's Open Access Policy Means for Development" is a liveblog and webcast scheduled for Monday May 21, from 9:30-11am PST.
Collections, Events, Government Information Center, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News, Social Sciences
May 15, 2012

Digitize, Democratize: Libraries and the Future of Books May 3, 5pm, HSSB 6020

A talk by Robert Darnton (Director of the University Library, Harvard)on the Digital Public Library of America.
Lectures & Talks, News for Faculty, News for Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News
May 1, 2012

eScholarship Book Publishing Solutions Webinar May 3, 2pm, Library Room 1575

The California Digital Library has established a relationship with Lulu.com to provide print and e-book distribution services for University of California research units. Find out more about it at the Webinar.
Collections, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News, Special Collections News, General News
April 27, 2012

Launch of the Directory of Open Access Books

OAPEN has recently launched the Directory of Open Access Books. Read the article for more information.
Collections, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News
April 12, 2012

UC Open Access Policy To Be Debated

In the Spring of 2012, the faculty of the University of California will be discussing an Open Access policy for the university. Read more to learn more about this important discussion.
News for Faculty, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News
April 2, 2012

Australia to Open Publicly Financed Biomedical Research

Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council has joined the Open Access movement, requiring open access for publicly-funded research.
News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News
March 22, 2012

Animating the Archive: Emerging Forms of Scholarly Publishing (Open Access Week Event - November 9)

Tara McPherson (USC) will be giving a talk on November 9 as part of Open Access Week and the IHC’s Public Goods series.
Events, Lectures & Talks, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News
October 18, 2011