Library News & Updates

International Open Access Week

What is Open Access?

"Open Access is the free, immediate, online availability of research articles coupled with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment. Open Access ensures that anyone can access and use these results—to turn ideas into industries and breakthroughs into better lives." (SPARC). 

Check out this quick video explanation of Open Access: Open Access Explained!

What is International Open Access Week?

Every year, Open Access Week aims to "connect the global momentum toward open sharing with the advancement of policy changes on the local level. Universities, colleges, research institutes, funding agencies, libraries, and think tanks have used Open Access Week as a platform to host faculty votes on campus open-access policies, to issue reports on the societal and economic benefits of Open Access, to commit new funds in support of open-access publication, and more." (SPARC).

Find out more at https://www.openaccessweek.org/.

Get Involved

Here are a few ways you can plug into International Open Access Week at Seattle University this year:

• Join a webinar watch party! Get a chance to meet fellow students and colleagues interested in Open Access. 
  • Webinar #1 (October 22nd 12:30-2pm) Who Owns Scholarly Work? Copyright and Open Access
    • In-person: Lemieux Library & McGoldrick Learning Commons in Room 351
    • Zoom: https://seattleu.zoom.us/j/93666102248?pwd=aAxo8cE0DHiVHk4mo2BFeqhOD200HT.1  
    • Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjOMLD5bWtM&list=PLL-E44GP_Ha2coUCymziSIvIHX0e5Cfl2&index=5
  • Webinar #2 (October 24th 12:30-2pm) Open Access, Visibility, and Research Impact - An Introduction
    • In-person: Lemieux Library & McGoldrick Learning Commons in Room 351
    • Zoom: https://seattleu.zoom.us/j/99074001806?pwd=h8WNuEOL7MafuphU7bipnFbIiAYF4D.1
    • Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZytVWATONjE&list=PLL-E44GP_Ha2coUCymziSIvIHX0e5Cfl2&index=7
• Stay tuned for more library blog posts coming up this week! We will be covering topics like e-resources at the library and Open Access in the Arts.

Get In Touch

Got questions about Open Access? We'd love to hear from you! Whether you'd like to learn more about what Open Access is or you have specific questions about Open Access in your studies and/or scholarly work, you can reach us as askalibrarian@seattleu.edu.