The University Libraries will be celebrating Open Access Week, October 19-25, with three programs during that month. If you are unfamiliar with open access issues, these programs will present much useful information:
Keynote Address: How Open Access Benefits Faculty + Research
Tuesday, October 13, 11:00 AM, Great Room A, Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center
Speakers: Dr. Steven Lerman, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, George Washington University
Geneva Henry, University Librarian and Vice Provost for Libraries, George Washington University
Presentation: Institutional Repositories
Tuesday, October 20, 4:00 PM, May Gallery, Mullen Library
Speaker: Terry Owen, Digital Scholarship Librarian, Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM)
Panel: Scholarly Publishing and the Open Access Ecosystem
Wednesday, October 28, 6:30 PM, Pearl Bailey Room, Busboys & Poets (Brookland)
Speaker: Rikk Mulligan, Program Officer for Scholarly Publishing and ACLS Public Fellow, Association of Research Libraries
Faculty Panel: Dr. Trevor Lipscombe, Director, The Catholic University of America Press
Dr. James Green, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, The Catholic University of America
Dr. Jennifer Paxton, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of History, and Assistant Director, Honors Program, The Catholic University of America
