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Mid-Way Through OA Week 2012!

We are mid-way through OA Week 2012! Wondering what has been working for you and what you were surprised or excited by.…Continue

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Theme of 2017 International Open Access Week to be “Open in order to…”

In conjunction with this year’s Open Access Week Advisory Committee, SPARC today announces the theme for this year’s 10th International Open Access Week, to be held October 23-29, will be “Open in order to…”.This year’s theme is an invitation to answer the question of what concrete benefits can be realized by…See More
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Theme of 2017 International Open Access Week to be “Open in order to…”

In conjunction with this year’s Open Access Week Advisory Committee, SPARC today announces the theme for this year’s 10th International Open Access Week, to be held October 23-29, will be “Open in order to…”.This year’s theme is an invitation to answer the question of what concrete benefits can be realized by…See More
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Filiberto Felipe Martínez A. commented on Nick Shockey's blog post Commit to Putting Open in Action this Open Access Week!
"Other Action  The librarians role for the advancement of Open Access is a crucial factor, so we have to consider the inclusion of the Open Access curriculum for librarians, developed for Unesco, in the Library and Information Sciences (LIS)…"
Oct 28, 2016
Peter Suber commented on Nick Shockey's blog post Commit to Putting Open in Action this Open Access Week!
"Two more actions to consider: 1. Make your own work OA. 2. Work for a rights-retention OA policy at your university.  "
Oct 23, 2016
Peter Raeth commented on Nick Shockey's blog post Commit to Putting Open in Action this Open Access Week!
"DOAJ is just one source of quality open-access material. I have created a meta-search engine that uses that source and several others (http://informationanthology.net/Open-Access-Search.html). This capability was originally created to support my own…"
Oct 19, 2016
Jamila JABER commented on Nick Shockey's blog post Commit to Putting Open in Action this Open Access Week!
"Arab Open Access...Together"
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Commit to Putting Open in Action this Open Access Week!

This year’s theme of “Open in Action” is all about taking concrete steps to open up research and scholarship and encouraging others to do the same.We’ve created an Open Access Week action portal where you can indicate which key steps you’ll take to support Open Access this October and year round. With this year’s focus on action at the personal level, the action…See More
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Commit to Putting Open in Action this Open Access Week!

This year’s theme of “Open in Action” is all about taking concrete steps to open up research and scholarship and encouraging others to do the same.We’ve created an Open Access Week action portal where you can indicate which key steps you’ll take to support Open Access this October and year round. With this year’s focus on action at the personal level, the action…See More
Oct 12, 2016
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Theme of 2016 International Open Access Week to be “Open in Action”

In conjunction with this year’s Open Access Week Advisory Committee, SPARC today announces the theme for this year’s 9th International Open Access Week, to be held October 24-30, will be “Open in Action.”International Open Access Week has…See More
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Theme of 2016 International Open Access Week to be “Open in Action”

In conjunction with this year’s Open Access Week Advisory Committee, SPARC today announces the theme for this year’s 9th International Open Access Week, to be held October 24-30, will be “Open in Action.”International Open Access Week has…See More
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US Senator Brian Schatz on Open Access and Turning Breakthroughs into Businesses

US Senator Brian Schatz describes why he supports public access to taxpayer-funded research and the importance of Open Access in spurring innovation.
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An Open Access Week Welcome Message from US Senator John Cornyn

United States Senator John Cornyn welcomes participants to this year's Open Access Week and explains the importance of opening up access to the results of pu...
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SPARC & Wikipedia Library Announce the Wikipedia Open Access Week Edit-a-thon

In celebration of International Open Access Week and this year’s theme of “Open for Collaboration,” SPARC and the Wikimedia Foundation’s Wikipedia Library are co-hosting a global, virtual edit-a-thon for Open Access-related content on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is the first source that many consult about Open Access and…See More
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SPARC & Wikipedia Library Announce the Wikipedia Open Access Week Edit-a-thon

In celebration of International Open Access Week and this year’s theme of “Open for Collaboration,” SPARC and the Wikimedia Foundation’s Wikipedia Library are co-hosting a global, virtual edit-a-thon for Open Access-related content on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is the first source that many consult about Open Access and…See More
Sep 2, 2015
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Dinah Koteikor Baidoo commented on Nick Shockey's blog post Welcome to the updated Open Access Week website!
"You are doing great. Open Access Week provides an opportunity for librarians to know what they stand for and do. It is also an opportunity to create awareness for faculty to publish research articles in Open Access Resources and for students and…"
Aug 10, 2015
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Open Access Awareness Campaign at Zimbabwe

October 21, 2015 at 9am to October 22, 2015 at 12pm
Venue: Harare City Library.Polytechnics, Colleges, Research institutes, NGOs are invited to attend and deliberate on issues pertaining open access.See More
Jul 28, 2015
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Theme of 2017 International Open Access Week to be “Open in order to…”

In conjunction with this year’s Open Access Week Advisory Committee, SPARC today announces the theme for this year’s 10th International Open Access Week, to be held October 23-29, will be “Open in order to…”.

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Commit to Putting Open in Action this Open Access Week!

This year’s theme of “Open in Action” is all about taking concrete steps to open up research and scholarship and encouraging others to do the same.

We’ve created an Open Access Week action portal where you can indicate which key steps you’ll take to support Open Access this October and…

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Theme of 2016 International Open Access Week to be “Open in Action”

In conjunction with this year’s Open Access Week Advisory Committee, SPARC today announces the theme for this year’s 9th International Open Access Week, to be held October 24-30, will be “Open in Action.”…

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SPARC & Wikipedia Library Announce the Wikipedia Open Access Week Edit-a-thon

In celebration of International Open Access Week and this year’s theme of “Open for Collaboration,” SPARC and the Wikimedia Foundation’s Wikipedia Library are co-hosting a global, virtual edit-a-thon for Open Access-related content on Wikipedia. 

Wikipedia is the first source that many consult about…

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