This year we are celebrating International Open Access Week with the following events and activities:
Campus online event: Open access in the age of COVID-19: publication models, opportunities, challenges
Description: In celebration of International Open Access Week, join the University Libraries for an online panel on COVID-19 research. Open access to research has been in the spotlight as the world seeks to find a vaccine and better treatments for COVID-19. UNLV faculty are contributing to this effort by publishing research openly, sharing critical information with their communities about public health, the economy, and more, and by providing analysis of what it means to conduct rapid research and meaningful distillation of that research. To discuss these issues, the UNLV University Libraries are bringing together three speakers from the UNLV faculty.
3rd Annual UNLV Open Access Awards
We are happy to announce the following categories of awards this year. Awardees will be announced during Open Access Week
ORCID + Open Access
On Wednesday, we'll be sharing resources and tips on how to use your ORCID record to support publishing Open Access. To find out more about ORCID, check out our online guide: https://guides.library.unlv.edu/orcid. To join the Scholarly Communication Google Group, email digitalscholarship@unlv.edu.
This year's Open Access Week Awards are awarded as follows:
College or School with the most Digital Scholarship@UNLV participation
College or School with the most downloads in Digital Scholarship@UNLV
Congratulations to the College of Hospitality for winning this year’s Open Access Week award for the College/School with the Most Downloads! With more than 210,000 downloads for full text items in the past year, Hospitality publications are the most popular in the United States, United Kingdom, and Asia. You can find College of Hospitality publications by going to Digital Scholarship@UNLV: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cha/
Faculty item with the most downloads in Digital Scholarship@UNLV
Congratulations to Cyrus Ford Zarganj (Libraries) for winning this year’s Open Access Week award for Faculty Item with the Most Downloads! “Best Practices for Cataloging DVD-Video and Blu-ray Discs Using RDA and MARC21” was downloaded more than 2,100 times in the past year. You can find his article by visiting Digital Scholarship @UNLV: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/lib_articles/484
Library faculty with most fulltext items in Digital Scholarship@UNLV
Congratulations to Amanda Melilli for winning this year’s Open Access Week award for Library Faculty with the most publications contributed to Digital Scholarship@UNLV! Her works cover topics such as the freedom to read, graphic novels as an educational tool, advocating for LGBTQIA+ individuals, and supporting student employees. You can see her scholarship by visiting Digital Scholarship@UNLV: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/
Faculty member with most fulltext items in Digital Scholarship@UNLV
Congratulations to Renato (Rainier) Liboro for being the UNLV faculty member with the most publications contributed to Digital Scholarship@UNLV last year! As a new psychology faculty member, Dr. Liboro has quickly begun sharing his publications on HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ+ family issues. And he also has a robust ORCID profile detailing research publications, grants, and more. You can see his scholarship by visiting Digital Scholarship@UNLV: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/
Workshops related to Open Access - Open Access Week and Beyond
Research Data Management 101 - description and registration
In this overview workshop, learn about the basics of managing your research data and why it’s important. The presenters will cover recommended practices, what not to do, and provide some tools and resources for your current and future research.
October 22, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Evaluating New And Unfamiliar Journals For Publication
This workshop provides practical advice and hands-on experience in evaluating unfamiliar and new journals. You will have a better understanding of publishing terminology such as "open access," "article processing charges," and discuss the concept of "predatory publishers."
October 27, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Register for one or both workshops at: https://www.library.unlv.edu/instruction/workshops
Since July 2018, the University Libraries has been supporting OA publishing with the UNLV Open Article Fund.
Information on the UNLV Open Article Fund, including criteria and the application form can be found in another section of this guide.
Between July 2018 through June 2020, the University Libraries:
Supported 52 UNLV authors, from 15 different departments
Recent Open Article Fund awardees are listed below:
Please note many of these are co-authored publications. The author listed below was the applicant and recipient of the award. A complete author list, as well as the open access text of each article can be viewed at the links included below.
Jennifer L. Rennels: “Individual Differences in Infants’ Temperature Affect Face Processing” https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/psychology_fac_articles/433/
Simon Jowitt: “Future Availability of Non-renewable Metal Resources and the Influence of Environmental, Social, and Governance Conflicts on Metal Production” https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/geo_fac_articles/431/
Jing Nong Liang: “Immediate Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Postural Stability Using Computerized Dynamic Posturography in People with Chronic Post-stroke Hemiparesis” https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/pt_fac_articles/106/
Christopher A. Kearney: “The School Climate and Academic Mindset Inventory (SCAMI): Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Invariance Across Demographic Groups” https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/psychology_fac_articles/442/
The following events are not UNLV hosted events but are listed here as they have been opened up to the public as part of other organizations' OA Week celebrations. Any questions or comments on the content or registration process should be directed to those organizations.
October 20th - See registration for time (and don't forget to convert to your time zone!)
Learn more about how OA helps and develops during COVID-19 from pre-print servers, publishing, and library vantage points.
Register for Princeton University Libraries public event: https://libcal.princeton.edu/event/7208066
October 20th - See registration for time (and don't forget to convert to your time zone!)
Session 1: features the following authors
Session 2: features the following authors
For the early bird, EBSCO is hosting two webinars during Open Access Week on October 20 & October 21 at 7:00AM PDT. Register for either or both at the link below.
Register for both at: https://more.ebsco.com/Open-Access-Open-Infrastructure-Panels.html