Some Thoughts on the Open Access Movement & Your Role in It
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The document discusses the concept of open access (OA) from a public humanities perspective, emphasizing the free and immediate availability of knowledge. It highlights the importance of funding and collaborations like those through SPARC and Open Society Foundations. Additionally, it provides resources and platforms where individuals can engage with OA, along with contact information for further inquiries.
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Some Thoughts on the Open Access Movement & Your Role in It
- 1. Open Access Some Thoughts on the #OA Movement & Your (Possible) Place in It Jen Jack Gieseking American Studies Trinity College jgieseking.org @jgieseking
- 2. Defining OA: a Public Humanities Perspective • The free, immediate, online availability of knowledge via research articles, blog posts, tweets, and other documents • The rights to use these materials fully for education, business, government, etc. purposes in both digital and material environments • The ability to self-define copyright to one’s knowledge and have that copyright respected @jgieseking
- 3. Funding OA • Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) sponsors OA International Week, founded by Association of Research Libraries & membership run • Open Society Foundations sees open access knowledge and education as inherent to its mission, a la George Soros @jgieseking
- 6. @jgieseking OA for Hum • Open Humanities Press (UK) • SSRN welcomes all! • Digital Humanities Quarterly, et al.
- 7. How to Be Part of OA @jgieseking
- 8. How to Be Part of OA @jgieseking
- 9. Questions & comments: @jgieseking jgieseking.org peopleplacespace.org jack.gieseking@trincoll.edu All papers available on jgieseking.org/publications. Thank you.