When: Friday, October 26, 2012: 10-11:30 am
Where: Room 210
Topic: Do you understand what open access publishing can do for you?
Speaker Panel:
Moderator: Jonathan Bengtson, University Librarian
Publishers: Elsevier, Springer, SAGE & BIOMED Central
Faculty: Dr. Ray Siemens, Dr. Mary Ellen Purkis and Dr. Frank van Veggel
Archived Webcast: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/4328
Abstract: The panelists will be discussing how open access publishing can significantly boost the visibility and impact of your research, as well as the perceived or common misunderstanding/myths around open access publishing:
•OA journals are not peer reviewed? That they have a low impact factor or no metrics and therefore considered to be second tier journals to publish with.
•OA publishing model is free?
•What is the difference between OA publishing model vs. traditional publishing model?
•What is the motivation behind the OA movement? What is the role that OA can play for the world/scholars?
•What are the risks, threats and opportunities/benefits in publishing with an OA journal?
•What is your experience with having your work published in an OA journal?
•Open access publishing will eliminate the need for libraries to manage traditional journal subscriptions?
•Is OA publishing becoming the norm for publishing / for scholars to share their research?
•What do we have to do as an institution to get OA publishing the norm at UVic?
Vendor Showcase – Lunch and Learn
Where: Room A025 (Lower Level, McPherson Library)
Time: 12-2pm
