This week (October 19-23) is Open Access Week: Open Access Week is an opportunity to broaden awareness and understanding of Open Access to research, including access policies from all types of research funders, within the international higher education community and the general public. The following video from SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing &

This week (October 19-23) is Open Access Week – a good opportunity to think and write about this topic. On Monday I wrote in a blog post: In that blog post I then wrote about the role of the researcher as a reader.

28 October 2016 During the past six months we’ve been quiet, but magic was going on behind the scenes. Over the coming months we’ll talk more about what’s happened, what’s changed, and what’ll happen next. But now, we have five major changes to tell you about:1. Find and request articles and data The Open Data Button has now been combined with the Open Access Button.

Find out more at the Open Access Week website. And watch this blog for another Open Access story later today.

PLoS ONE today published a paper very relevant to Open Access Week (which started today): Gargouri Y, Hajjem C, Larivière V, Gingras Y, Carr L, Brody T, Harnad S. Self-Selected or Mandated, Open Access Increases Citation Impact for Higher Quality Research. PLoS ONE. 2010;5(10):e13636+. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013636.

Earlier this month I gave this talk in my department. It is basically a summary of two blog posts that I wrote in October during Open Access Week (Open Access Week: a researcher's perspective part I and part II), and I had given a similar talk in November in an Open Access workshop organized by the Helmholtz Association.

What has been happening in the world of Open Access in the last week? SPARC announces the theme for the 2014 International Open Access Week in October to be “Generation Open.” The event will highlight the importance of encouraging the younger population to become involved with the mainstream adoption of Open Access publishing. Young adults are a critical and vital target demographic for the Button.

What has been happening in the world of Open Access in the last week? We’re launching the new Open Access Button on Tuesday October 21st! Our website and app as it is now is will temporarily disappear, don’t worry though it’ll be back in Open Access Week! As we prepare for the upcoming Open Access Week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation provides some resources and strategies to get involved in the movement.

What has been happening in the world of Open Access in the last week? The Open Access Button has announced that it will be launching the new Button during Open Access Week 2014 and is looking for partners to host launch events. Science Advances , a new Open Access journal, responded to the open letter from researchers expressing their concerns with the journal’s policies, with a FAQ.

What has been happening in the world of Open Access in the last week? Graduate student Patricia San Jose talked with the Open Access Button team about why she joined the fight for open access and why open science is essential. Look for more conversations with Open Access Button users on our blog in the coming weeks! TODAY is the last day to apply for the Open Access Week competition. INASP is giving $500 to ten successful applicants.