Open Access Week 2013 @ UTSC

Monday, October 21, 2013, 3-4:30pm
Library Instruction Lab, AC286A - group webcast viewing

The event will begin with a panel discussion entitled, 'Open Access: Redefining Impact', hosted by Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC. Among the topics to be discussed are Article Level Metrics (ALMs) and changing the way scholarly communication is measured.

The following panelists will each discuss what it means to them, their institutions, and their work:

• Dr. Stefano Bertuzzi, Executive Director of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
• Brett Bobley, Chief Information Officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities
• Dr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Scholarly Communication of the Modern Language Association
• Dr. Cameron Neylon, Advocacy Director for Public Library of Science
• Dr. Michael Stebbins, Assistant Director for Biotechnology in the Science Division of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy

Following the panel discussion, winning nominations of the new Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP) will be announced. 

More information available at http://live.worldbank.org/open-access-week-2013.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013, noon-1:30pm
Library Instruction Lab, AC286A - group webcast viewing (Register) 
OISE Library, Ground Floor, 252 Bloor St. W - in person (Register) 

This event will be live streamed over the Internet. You do not need to register to access the live stream. Use the link http://mediacast.ic.utoronto.ca/20131023-UTL/index.htm to access the stream (the stream link will be available approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the session). A recording of the session will be made available via the University of Toronto's Information Commons Webcast Portal.

Heather Piwowar, Co-Founder of ImpactStory

Edith Hillan, Vice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life

Gunther Eysenbach, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Medical Internet Research and Co-Founder of TrendMD

The metrics used to reward and recognize our scholarly work has traditionally included impact factor and citation counts of journal articles. The scholarly landscape is rapidly changing, however. With increasing open access options and evolving ways of examining an article’s reach via social media, there are many alternative metrics that can be used. What are these metrics? And how will they affect your PTR? Come out for a discussion with Heather Piwowar, cofounder of ImpactStory, Edith Hillan, Vice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life and Gunther Eysenbach, founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Internet Research and cofounder of TrendMD.

Light refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 1-2pm
UTSC Council Chambers AA160 (Register)

Stian Haklev, BA (University of Toronto, Scarborough), MA (OISE University of Toronto), PhD candidate (OISE University of Toronto)

This exciting presentation will focus on what it means to be an open scholar/researcher.  Stian, one of UT’s graduate researchers, will discuss his experience using the wealth of OA journals and other resources in his research.  He will share his knowledge of other scholars who have made their research process open, using Web 2.0 tools like Twitter and Academia to network with researchers, disseminating their finished product in a range of open network environments.

This presentation will appeal to any students who wish to participate in the open international environment of the research enterprise.

Light refreshments will be served.

Tweet your comments or questions for Stian (@houshuang) or use the comment link below.

Presentation Slides