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Rutgers University Libraries Open Access Week 2024

International Open Access Week is October 21-27, 2024.

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Welcome to the 2024 Open Access Week Programs

International Open Access Week is October 21-27, 2024. The theme this year is to put “Community over Commercialization” and prioritize approaches to open scholarship that serve the best interests of the public and the academic community. This year, Rutgers University Libraries will offer free virtual programs highlighting how the Libraries support open access for our community of users.

Visit 2024 Open Access Week Sessions to learn more and register for these free webinars!

 

International Open Access Week - Community Over Commercialization

2024 Open Access Week Sessions

Monday, October 21, 2024

Open Access 101: Foundations for OA Work in a Rapidly Evolving Landscape

Monday, October 21, 12:00 - 1:30 PM ET

Community Over Commercialization: Reclaiming Control of Research Communication

The shift toward a system of research that is open by default is well underway; however, the details of the future we reach are far from fully decided. As the digital infrastructure for open research is being built, the decisions made now about what platforms to use, which to support financially, and whose interests to prioritize will shape the future of science and scholarship for decades to come. This talk will explore how we arrived at the current state of academic publishing and the future directions it could take. In particular, we will discuss the drivers of this shift toward open research, key recent developments, and how to pursue this shift in a way that aligns with this year's International Open Access Week theme of "Community over Commercialization."

Presenter: Nick Shockey is the Director of Programs & Engagement at SPARC, where he has worked since 2009. Nick works across SPARC to identify areas to better support member libraries, co-leads SPARC’s communities of practice related to negotiations, privacy, and surveillance, and leads SPARC’s student and next-generation-focused initiatives. Nick also contributes to SPARC's policy advocacy and landscape analysis work, including authoring SPARC's statements opposing Clarivate's acquisition of ProQuest, Elsevier's acquisition of Interfolio, and commercial surveillance practices by academic vendors.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Researcher Identity and Scholarly Open Access at Rutgers

Wednesday, October 23, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET 

Making Your Research Openly Accessible with SOAR 

Learn how to make your research openly accessible by sharing it via SOAR (Scholarly Open Access at Rutgers). SOAR is a service of the Rutgers University Libraries dedicated to showcasing and providing free, public access to the research and creative output of Rutgers scholars. Developed to support the Rutgers Open Access Policy, SOAR makes your research accessible to researchers around the world, increasing its visibility, use, and impact. This presentation will provide an overview of institutional and funder requirements regarding open access, demonstrate the process and benefits of depositing your work in SOAR, and discuss tips for managing and sharing research data. 

Joseph Deodato is the Discovery Services Librarian at Rutgers University Libraries. He is responsible for the development and management of services used to find and access library collections, including the Libraries' discovery platform (QuickSearch) and institutional repository (SOAR). Working closely with library staff, patrons, and vendors, he develops user-centered tools and strategies to improve access to the Libraries’ print and electronic collections with the goal of increasing their visibility and use in support of research, teaching, and learning. 

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Managing Your Research Identity with ORCID 

ORCID provides a unique identifier to distinguish researchers from those with similar or same names. ORCID at Rutgers was launched in 2017. This presentation provides the audience with an opportunity to learn how to create and connect their ORCID iD with their Rutgers NetID and how to populate their profile. 

Yingting Zhang is the Research Services Librarian at the Robert Wood Johnson Library of the Health Sciences and an adjunct assistant professor in the Dept of Medicine of the RWJ Medical School of Rutgers University. She provides research support services to Rutgers Health researchers, including assisting in developing NIH biosketches and NIH data management and sharing plans, complying with NIH Public Access Policy, conducting systematic reviews, and supporting scholarly publishing, in addition to teaching and performing health sciences information services. 

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

Understanding Transformative Agreements: A Panel Presentation

Thursday, October 24, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Panel Moderator: Jeffrey Carroll, Director of Collections Strategy, Scholarly Communication and Collections, Rutgers University Libraries

Learn what is meant by Transformative Agreement. Lean how transformative agreements help foster open access and assist authors in complying with funder mandates as well as with Rutgers own open access policy. Panelists from Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley will discuss the transformative agreements from their respective publishers and the advantages of choosing to publish open access in their journals.

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Friday, October 25, 2024

Tools for Hosting Open-Access Content

Friday, October 25, 12:00 -1:00 PM ET

The Libraries Applications and Development team manages three platforms used to provide open access to materials for the Rutgers community.  The presentation will highlight how students and faculty interact with OJS, Alma Digital, and Pressbooks to publish their works. 

  • Alma Digital for Student Scholarship: Chad Mills will provide a walkthrough of the student deposit process, how staff manage deposit,s and finally, how approved deposits are made discoverable through the Collection Lobby in QuickSearch.  

  • Open Educational Resources Publishing with PressBooks: As part of the Open Access Textbooks initiative, the libraries have offered to our faculty PressBooks, an open platform designed to make publishing of educational texts as easy for educators as writing for a blog. Isaiah Beard will demonstrate the platform and show examples of works by faculty who have used PressBooks to make their educational materials freely available. 

  • Open Access Journal Publishing with OJS: Open Journal Systems (OJS) is an open-source software for managing scholarly journals.  Rutgers University Libraries currently hosts ten open-access journals on the OJS platform.  Yang Yu will present an overview of the publishing workflow, highlighting the system's capabilities to permit faculty, staff, or students to become editors and publishers of their own journals.   

Speakers

Antonio Barrera, MLIS - Associate Director, IT
Libraries Applications & Development, Administration and Technology - Rutgers University 

Antonio leads the Libraries' Applications and Development team, primarily responsible for developing applications, sites, and platforms, providing library resources and services to all faculty, staff, students, and library patrons. The team's portfolio is highlighted by the digital repository, RUcore; the Libraries Discovery platform, QuickSearch; and the core website, www.libraries.rutgers.edu. In his fifth year at Rutgers, Antonio is an experienced developer and leader who’s worked in various industries, including professional sports teams, defense contractors, hospitals, and higher education. 

Chad Mills - Application Developer
Libraries Applications & Development, Administration and Technology - Rutgers University 

Chad has specialized in digital content management systems and digital repositories during his 21 years at Rutgers University Libraries. He is a lead developer for RUcore. He works with SOAR, our institutional repository, Alma Digital, and several Libraries applications and services. He is genuinely interested in optimizing information accessibility and digital preservation. 

Isaiah Beard, MLIS - Digital Data Curator
Libraries Applications & Development, Administration and Technology - Rutgers University 

Isaiah coordinates digital projects and collection work for Rutgers University Libraries. His primary role at the Libraries is to establish standards and workflow practices for the digitization and encoding of digital assets so that they can be preserved in RUcore. His background in digital preservation began with his avid interest in photography and videography and in the issues facing the field as it shifts from analog film formats into an increasingly digital landscape.  Having grown up in the final peak years of the film age and having studied photography and preservation concepts at the dawn of photography’s digital age, the issues and concerns that this medium shift presented were acutely felt in his works. 

Yang Yu, PhD - Application Developer
Libraries Applications & Development, Administration and Technology - Rutgers University 

Yang also serves as a lead developer for RUcore and is responsible for developing and maintaining software applications essential for libraries’ daily operations, including Alma (the Libraries Management System), OJS, and Omeka. He served Rutgers University Libraries for 22 years. 

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