[ciência aberta] Fwd: [BOAI] Open Access Week Theme to be "Generation Open"

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From: Nick Shockey <nick em arl.org>
Date: Thu, May 8, 2014 at 1:16 PM
Subject: [BOAI] Open Access Week Theme to be "Generation Open"
To: boai-forum em ecs.soton.ac.uk

SPARC is pleased to announce that the theme for this year's International
Open Access Week will be Generation Open.  The theme will highlight the
value in working with the next generation as Open Access advocates and
their importance in the long-term success of the Open Access movement. The
theme will also explore how changes in scholarly publishing affect scholars
and researchers at different stages of their careers.  The announcement is
copied below and posted on the SPARC website here:
http://www.sparc.arl.org/initiatives/openaccessweek/2014/announcement.

We are also announcing a webcast on Monday, May 19th, at 2:30pm EDT to help
kickoff local planning for this year’s Open Access Week.  We hope you’ll
consider joining us, and please forward the invitation to any and all in
your community who would be interested in attending.  More information on
the webcast here:
http://www.sparc.arl.org/initiatives/openaccessweek/2014/kickoffwebcast.

Best,

Nick

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For Immediate Release
May 8, 2014

*2014 International Open Access Week to Be Held In October“Generation Open”
Theme Highlights Involvement of Students and Early Career Researchers*
Washington, DC – The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
(SPARC) announced today that the theme for this year’s International Open
Access Week is Generation Open.  The theme will highlight the importance of
students and early career researchers as advocates for change in the
short-term, through institutional and governmental policy, and as the
future of the Academy upon whom the ultimate success of the Open Access
movement depends.  The theme will also explore how changes in scholarly
publishing affect scholars and researchers at different stages of their
careers.

To be held from October 20 – 26, 2014, International Open Access Week is an
opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn
about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned
with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make
Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.

“Open Access Week has blossomed into an event celebrated at hundreds of
institutions on every continent across the world,” said Heather Joseph,
Executive Director of SPARC.  “This year’s theme reflects the importance of
putting our future scholars and researchers at the core of the shift to an
open system of scholarly communication.”

The theme “Generation Open” will return International Open Access Week to
its foundation.  Begun in 2007 as the National Day of Action for Open
Access, the event was originally a partnership between SPARC and students
who organized local events on a handful of campuses across the United
States.  Since then, both student involvement in Open Access and Open
Access Week itself have grown exponentially.

SPARC’s student program, The Right to Research Coalition, has grown to more
than 75 member student organizations, which collectively represent nearly
seven million students in more than 100 countries around the world.  The
energy, creativity, and passion of the next generation that sparked the
National Day of Action for Open Access in 2007 can now be seen in projects
like the Open Access Button, a student-developed tool that helps users find
freely available copies of pay walled articles.

SPARC encourages advocates around the world to use the week as a catalyst
for raising awareness of Open Access and to build a dialogue with the next
generation about shaping the system of scholarly communication that they
will inherit.

On Monday, May 19th at 2:30pm EDT (7:30pm BST), SPARC will host a kickoff
webcast to help advocates begin planning Open Access Week events, featuring
advice from experts who have organized successful events during previous
weeks. More information and a link to register can be found at
www.sparc.arl.org/initiatives/openaccessweek/2014/kickoffwebcast.

Nick Shockey
Director of Programs and Engagement, SPARC
Director, Right to Research Coalition
nick em arl.org
+1 202 296 2296
Skype: nick.shockey
http://www.righttoresearch.org
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