Open Access Week 2024
From 21-27 October, the events of World Open Access Week will take place. They aim to promote the open access movement, which focuses on ensuring free, unrestricted and open access to scholarly output online. Open access makes it easier to access research, increases scientific transparency (scientific data is easily accessible to other scientific communities), speeds up the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and enhances the impact of scientific work (open access scientific output receives more attention and is more frequently cited).
Vytautas Magnus University is an active participant in the open access movement. The University’s research management system VDU CRIS is based on an open source software, and provides open access to more than 43,000 scientific publications (including almost 600 e-books), data and other outputs (~ 82% of all full-text documents in the research management system). The University currently publishes 22 Open Access journals, of which 15 are Diamond Open Access (no Article Processing Charges are collected). More than 40 million open access resources are available in the VMU Virtual Library.
The theme of this year’s Open Access Week remains the same as last year – “Community over Commercialization”. This year, the aim is to continue to encourage and prioritize open science activities that best serve the interests of the general public and academia. Open Access Week 2024 will continue to focus on issues such as: the integration of artificial intelligence into commercial academic systems; the consequences of a few corporations rather than scientists controlling the production of knowledge; when the opaque collection and use of personal data on commercial platforms begins to undermine academic freedom; and what community-run infrastructures are already in place that are better suited to serve the interests of the research community and the public.
Vytautas Magnus University Library invites you to actively participate in the Open Access Week events:
- 21 October 2024, 13:00. Webinar Unlocking Knowledge: Perspectives on Open Science English Language: English. Organized by Kaunas University of Technology Library. Registration
At the event you will learn how open science ensures visibility and accessibility of scientific knowledge, why it is important for young researchers, how research data management affects the quality of science, how a data manager can help in the management and opening of research data, the role of the library in the opening of scientific knowledge: the support and services the library offers to researchers.
- 22 October 2024, 12:00 Webinar Project Management Literacy: Base of Librarians’ achievements . Organized by the Latvia University Library and the University of Warsaw. Language: English. Registration
The webinar will give you the opportunity to learn more about the current challenges and skills required by library staff in the field of project management.
- 23 October 2024, 16:00. Workshop What’s fair in copyright? Fair use, fair dealing and fair practice. Organized by EIFL. Language: English. Registration
A webinar on three legal concepts commonly found in copyright law; this will be the last in a series of four webinars on copyright and libraries.
- 25 October 2024 19:30. Workshop Beyond OER: Open Education practices and equity for all . Organized by Deakin University Library. Language: English. Registration
This workshop will explore the concept of open education practices and their implications for equality between students and the community in education.