Join us next week for Open Access Week 2024
We are just days away from the start of our Open Access Week 2024 program! Open access allows everyone to benefit from quality, well-researched, peer-reviewed resources – advancing Deakin’s goals of inclusion and equity in education.
The library has an exciting lineup of in-person, hybrid and online events and activities planned for the week of 21–25 October. Highly regarded speakers and researchers from across Deakin will discuss the importance of open access and the current issues facing the sector.
Explore the program and register now.
OA week events
Keynote: Community over commercialisation
Monday 21 October, 11am–12pm (Burwood campus and online)
Join us for a thought-provoking keynote address by the amazing Dr Danny Kingsley – an internationally recognised champion of open access – who will trace the evolution of open access, its current state and the future potential of this movement. Read more and register.
Panel discussion: Community over commercialisation
Tuesday 22 October, 12.30–1.30pm (online)
Tune in to watch Dr Kingsley lead a panel of Deakin researchers, including Kathryn Aston-Mourney, Jeanette Fyffe, Sally McArthur and Carly Sawatzki, who will consider why open scholarship should be prioritised, how open scholarship serves the best interests of the public and academic community, as well as what needs to change to address significant issues in the current landscape of scholarly publishing. Read more and register.
The Great Copyright Debate: What if there was no copyright in scholarly works? (a thought experiment)
Thursday 24 October, 3–4.30pm (Burwood campus)
Come along to Foo Moo Café for a lively, insightful and fun debate (think pub trivia meets high school debate team) to cheer on two teams who will debate: what if there was no copyright in scholarly works? Read more and register.
Beyond OER: Open education practices and equity for all
Friday 25 October, 3.30–4.30pm (Deakin Downtown and online)
Join us as we close out OA week on Friday 25 October with a celebration of Open Practice, including the launch of a new Open Education Resource (OER), Communication Concepts and networking opportunities. Read more and register.
OA Week Call to Action
Can’t wait until OA week arrives? Unable to attend any of our events? You can take action for open access now.
Here are five things that you can do to prioritise community over commercialisation and help create a more equitable, accessible scholarly landscape:
- Read and share an article from a diamond OA journal.
- Put OA on the agenda for your next meeting.
- Put an article from a diamond OA journal on your reading list.
- Go Green (OA) by adding the author-accepted manuscript of a published article to Elements.
- Find out what your OA publishing percentage is and put it on your CV or LinkedIn profile. Challenge yourself to increase it.
Find out more about each of these calls to action, including specific steps and advice on our Open Access Week: Call to action blog.
About Open Access Week
Open Access Week is an international campaign that invites the academic and research community to learn, share and help inspire wider participation in open access publishing. Each year, the Deakin Library organises a series of events and activities during Open Access Week in line with the year’s theme. The theme for Open Access Week 2024 is Community over Commercialisation.
Read about and watch recordings of our OA Week events from 2023: Highlights from Open Access Week 2023