Title: Open Book Publishers in conversation with the Open Access Books Network

Description: Laura Rodriguez of OBP will chat to Lucy Barnes, Agata Morka and Tom Mosterd to find out more about the Open Access Books Network. All welcome!

Event link: https://zoom.us/j/310447634?pwd=NjhGa2FOcTNFUlZhTVYxTUxxUWIzQT09

Wednesday 21…[Read more]

Title: A Q&A with Open Book Publishers

Description: Join the OBP publishing team and ask them your questions about any aspect of Open Access book publishing. Whether you want to know about the editorial process, how our books are typeset and produced, what our marketing tricks are or how we tackle metadata — come along and ask us!

Event link:…[Read more]

Title: Open Cafe: A free-flow conversation about OA books

Description: To celebrate Open Access week, join the Open Access Books Network (OABN) for a 40 minute free-flow conversation about Open Access books. Bring your own coffee and dial in at:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6027862482

4PM CEST

3PM BST

10 AM EDT

Date: 23 October 2020 10:00…[Read more]

Title: Perspectives on Openness: Honouring Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Description: http://www.openaccessweek.org/events/perspectives-on-openness-honouring-indigenous-ways-of-knowing

Hosted by York University Libraries, this Open Access Week panel discussion event offers an opportunity to encourage broader participation in conversations and a…[Read more]

Title: Finding, Using, and Adapting Open Resources For Your Courses

Description: http://www.openaccessweek.org/events/finding-using-and-adapting-open-resources-for-your-courses

Not all online course content needs to be created from scratch. As you prepare for your courses, chances are you may want to incorporate educational resources such as…[Read more]

Title: Copyright, Creative Commons, and Open Licenses

Description: http://www.openaccessweek.org/events/copyright-creative-commons-and-open-licenses

This workshop will provide an introduction to copyright, Creative Commons (CC), and open licenses. Participants will be introduced to copyright basics, including the concept of public domain and…[Read more]

Title: Building equity in education with open education resources

Description: https://events.cornell.edu/event/building_equity_in_education_with_open_education_resources

Interest in Open Educational Resources (OER) is growing nationally as higher education institutions’ budgets tighten and the costs of academic materials rise. This will b…[Read more]

Title: Open Access Week events across Australasia

Description: https://aoasg.org.au/open-access-week-2020/

The Australasian Open Access Strategy Group (AOASG) has developed a series of events for Open Access Week across Australia and New Zealand, with a timetable of stimulating guest speakers and workshops, each day from Monday 19th to Friday…[Read more]

Title: UCL Office for Open Science and Scholarship Launch Webinar

Description: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ucl-office-for-open-science-and-scholarship-launch-webinar-tickets-118140189487

Join the Head of the Office for Open Science and Scholarship, Dr Paul Ayris, and a number of teams from across the university to celebrate the next steps…[Read more]

Title: Open Pedagogy, Equity, & Inclusive Teaching

Description: https://openaccess.unt.edu/news/open-access-week-2020-open-pedagogy-equity-inclusive-teaching

International Open Access Week Roundtable Discussion

Monday, October 19, 2020 • 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Central Time)

Please join the UNT Libraries for a virtual roundtable discus…[Read more]

Title: Promoting Open Access Through Accessible Open Textbooks

Description: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUtG-db_yy2FfYQ-wW9o-OYSlUGlL_ZiVAVjPFUGYr8jNIRg/viewform

On the eve of International Open Access Week October 19-25, 2020, Koneru Bhaskara Rao & Hemalata Human Development Foundation <https://elearning.hdfoundation.in> and…[Read more]

Title: Open and Engaged Conference 2020: Inequities in Scholarly Communications

Description: https://blogs.bl.uk/living-knowledge/2020/10/open-and-engaged-conference-2020-inequities-in-scholarly-communications.html

Organised by the British Library

Join us on Monday 19th October 2020 for this year’s Open and Engaged conference ‘…[Read more]

Title: boOkmArks/Open Conversations About OA Books. THE OPEN ACCESS TRACKING PROJECT (OATP).

Description: Join us for a live Q&A session with Peter Suber and Milica Ševkušić to find out more about the Open Access Tracking Project (OATP).

Link for event: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/602786248

4PM CEST

3PM BST

10 AM EDT

Date: 20 Oc…[Read more]

Title: CC Summit: Open Access Books Toolkit, helping authors understand what CC licences mean for their open access books

Description:
The OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit is a new free resource for academic book authors. Creative Commons licences are not well understood by authors. Part of this toolkit aims to address misconceptions about CC…[Read more]