Throughout 22-28 October Birkbeck PhD students are invited to attend events organised by the Birkbeck Library as part of International Open Access Week.
These events will let you learn about developments which are of increasing importance to your current and future research. The programme includes the following events:
Using Open Access resources
Malet Street G20, Birkbeck, 1–2pm, Tuesday
23 October 2018
We often think about Open Access in relation to publishing and disseminating research, but this session considers how you can use open access resources in your search for information whether that’s to write an essay, complete an assignment or as part of your literature review. This session aims to give an introduction to open access resources as a source of information rather than as a publishing option.
Open Access board game
Malet Street G20, Birkbeck, 2.30–5pm, Tuesday 23 October
Come and play the Open Access board game to get a better understanding of what Open Access is and how it works. You are welcome as a team of up to 4 people or as an individual to join others.
Open knowledge: process, ethics, possibilities – Panel discussion
Keynes Library, Gordon Square, 7-9pm, Tuesday 23 October
Open Knowledge: process, ethics, possibilities; an International Open Access Week panel of speakers from Birkbeck, SOAS and LSE, brought together by Birkbeck Library.
The speakers are drawn from academic, publishing, library and scholarly communications communities, and will investigate the practicalities and ethics of opening up access to knowledge, as well as the potential to widen engagement with research and to experiment with publishing.
Understanding Green and Gold Open Access
Malet Street B04, Birkbeck, 3–4pm, Wednesday 24 October 2018
What is Gold Open Access? How does it differ from Green? And where on earth do Diamond and Platinum fit in? We will try to clear up confusion about the range of Open Access options available to you as both a researcher and author.
Get a DOI for data, or a ORCID id for your publications
G20 Malet Street Birkbeck, 3-4pm, Thursday 25 October 2018
If you are creating data and publishing articles, you may have considered creating a researcher identifier, such as an ORCID iD.
ORCID iDs allow you to connect all your published material, back to you.
We can also help you create digital object identifiers (DOIs) for your research data.
You are welcome to this drop-in session to get a DOI for your data or to create an ORCID iD. Read more about research data management, ORCID and other researcher identifiers.
Your views: “What would the world look like if access to knowledge was free?”
As part of Open Access Week, the Birkbeck Library are looking for your views on the theme above.
- Would your research or studies be easier?
- How would this impact the developing world?
- Do we need to be more radical to achieve this?
To take part, you can fill out a postcard available in the library, or via Twitter using @BirkbeckLibrary #OAWeek
