[okfn-br] Theme of Open Access Week 2015 to be “Open for Collaboration”

[Carolina Rossini]

*For Immediate Release*
March 4, 2015

For more information, contact:
Nick Shockey
(202) 296-2296
nick em arl.org

Available online at
http://sparc.arl.org/news/2015-open-access-week-theme-announcement.

SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) today
announced that the theme for this year’s 8th International Open Access Week
will be “Open for Collaboration.”

The theme highlights the ways in which collaboration both inspires and
advances the Open Access movement—from the partnerships behind
launching initiatives such as PLOS and ImpactStory, to the working
relationships the community has established with policymakers that have
delivered Open Access policies around the world.   The theme also
emphasizes the ways in which Open Access enables new avenues
for collaboration between scholars by making research available to any
potential collaborator, anywhere, any time.

Established by SPARC in 2008, International Open Access Week provides an
opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn
about the benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned
with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make
Open Access the norm in scholarship and research.  This year’s Open Access
Week will be held from October 19th through the 25th.

The “Open for Collaboration” theme will also explore how cooperation
between stakeholder communities helps to set the default to open for
scholarly communication.  At a broader level, the theme will provide an
opportunity for Open Access supporters to consider working with those in
similar, allied movements for Open Data and Open Education to advance
common goals more quickly.

“The energy that’s generated when smart, committed people work together on
issues they care deeply about is palpable,” said Heather Joseph, Executive
Director of SPARC.  “This year’s Open Access Week gives us the
opportunity to highlight examples of that energy in action – and to create
opportunities for new partnerships to be forged.”

Last year’s “Generation Open” theme addressed the important role students
and early career researchers play within the Open Access movement, and
coordinated efforts between librarians and the students on their campuses
have proven to be effective in advancing the conversation around
Open Access at universities around the world.

International Open Access Week is a distributed, community-driven week of
awareness for opening up scholarly communication, celebrated by
institutions and organizations across the world.  For more information
about International Open Access Week, please visit www.openaccessweek.org.

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About SPARC
SPARC®, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is an
international alliance of academic and research libraries working to
correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system.  Developed by the
Association of Research Libraries, SPARC has become a catalyst for
change.  Its pragmatic focus is to stimulate the emergence of new scholarly
communication models that expand the dissemination of scholarly research
and reduce financial pressures on libraries.  More information can be found
at www.sparc.arl.org. Connect with us on Twitter at @SPARC_NA.


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