FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
COVID-19 was a watershed moment for Open Access, and many experts state the pandemic asserted the need for scholarly works to be freely available. Most of these works are available through a paywall or institutional subscriptions and omit access to those who cannot afford them or are without subscriptions. At the request of governments and research organizations, major academic publishers temporarily removed paywalls or subscription requirements so their publications could be used to discover treatments, inform public health measures, and learn and communicate more about the disease.
What is Open Access? Open Access is a publishing access model that makes the outputs of scholarly research, ranging from books, journals and data, freely and openly available. It can accelerate research and discovery, and its publications can be repurposed as teaching and learning materials. Open Access began a response to scholarly publishing business models that were viewed as costly and restrictive in terms of access. Open Access journals and scholarly publishers have increased in number, and now 54% of scholarly published works are available via Open Access.
International Open Access Week is observed on October 24 – 30. It is dedicated to promoting Open Access and the various ways students, scholars, and educators utilize it for their teaching, learning, and research. Learn more about Open Access by attending these webinars:
- Find Works to Share, Reuse, or Remix: Creative Commons, Open Access, and Public Domain
Monday, October 24, 2022, from 12:15 – 1:00 PM
An FAU Center for Online and Community Education Professional Development Webinar
Via Zoom; Register at https://bit.ly/3CTxutq
Following copyright is always a good practice, but did you know you can share, reuse, or remix materials without requesting permission or applying a copyright exception? This webinar introduces Creative Commons, Open Access, and the public domain, three things that give leeway in reusing scholarly or creative works. It also provides information on locating and identifying them, examples of their instructional uses, and best practices.
- Introduction to Open Access
Tuesday, October 25, 2022, from 12:00 – 12:50 PM
Via Zoom; Register at https://bit.ly/3e0lkpm
Imagine a world where anyone can read scholarly or creative works without a subscription or paywall! This happens thanks to Open Access (OA) publishing! This presentation introduces OA, how to find OA publications to publish your work and ways you can support and promote OA.
- Open Access: Models and Paying for It
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, | 12:00 – 12:50 PM
Via Zoom; Register at https://bit.ly/3Ey24dJ
Open Access (OA) funding shifts publishing costs, but it doesn’t mean authors always have to pay! This presentation introduces Open Access funding models, ways authors can bypass the cost of publishing in OA, and information on FAU’s transformative agreement with a major publisher that waives these costs.
Kristy Padron, Scholarly Communication Librarian kpadron@fau.edu
