October 23 – 29, 2023
International Open Access Week 2023, now in its 16th year, is an opportunity for students, researchers, and librarians to join together to discuss potential benefits and implications of the broad adoption and growth of open access on a global level.
How to Do Research and Get Published - Sponsored by Sage Publications
Date and Time: Wednesday, October 25 at 1 pm
Presenter: Sean Scarisbrick & Jessica Offenberger, Sage Marketing Manager
Description: What does it mean to publish a paper Open Access? Covering everything from Article Processing Charges (APCs) to transformative agreements and the difference between the licenses, how to tell if a journal is legitimate or predatory, and even discussing how and when others can reuse your work, this webinar will dive into the world of OA.
Hosted by Sage's Jessica Offenberger and Sean Scarisbrick and featuring a Q&A session with prestigious guest speakers, the webinar will provide essential guidance for anyone hoping to get published in an academic journal.
The Business of Academic Publishing
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 24, 1:15 pm
Presenter: Michael McGandy
Registration: https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/10754736
Description: Critical professional and life decisions on the part of early-career scholars occur within the economy of higher education. Academic publishers (of both books and journals) are a part of that economy and, as gatekeepers in processes of hiring, tenure, and promotion, presses play a major role in scholarly careers inside and outside the academy. In order to make informed decisions and reasonably anticipate career outcomes, it is necessary to understand the business principles and systems that affect academic publishing. This workshop will provide an overview of trends in business practices at academic presses (and principally university presses), analyze what is driving those trends, and consider in detail the intersection of technological innovation and economic austerity at academic presses.
Open Access at the University of South Carolina
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 24 at 11 am
Registration: https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/11326691
Presenters: Amie Freeman & Mark Uline
Description: Learn about the state of open access at the University of South Carolina. In 2022 and 2023, members of the Libraries’ Open Access Advisory Council surveyed faculty and graduate students on the use, perceptions, and future of open access publishing at USC. In this session, we’ll discuss survey findings and their implications on University participation in OA initiatives. You’ll have plenty of chances to interact during this discussion.
Can I? Should I? Understanding Preprints
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 17 at 1:15 pm
Presenter: Amie Freeman
Registration: https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/10767127
Description: Are you allowed to post your preprint? Should you? Join this session to learn more about the preprint landscape, including the pros and cons of sharing your preprint and how you can streamline the preprint sharing process.