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R2RC 2011 OAWeek Webcast: The State of Open Access and the Student Role in Creating Change
SPARC (North America)
English - December 14, 2011 15:34 - 1 hour - 73.8 MB VideoGovernment Business Non-Profit open access research library science university student paper publish free Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: SPARC 2011 OAWeek guest: Brewster Kahle, Founder of the Internet Archive
The Right to Research Coalition's first Open Access Week 2011 webcast features Heather Joseph, Executive Director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), speaking on the current state of Open Access and the importance of students in making open the new norm in scholarly publishing. The webcast also features Goldis Chami, a medical student at the University of British Columbia, who details her experience leading the charge for a campus open-access policy at her university and gives tips on how students can be most effective in advocating for Open Access on campus.