Open Access Week 2018 Bangor University

This year’s International Open Access Week (http://www.openaccessweek.org/) runs from 22-28 October and takes as its theme “designing equitable foundations for open knowledge.” 

Here is our programme at Bangor:

Launch of Open Access week at Bangor – drop in for tea/coffee and cake – table in the main entrance

Monday 22^nd October, 1-2pm

Main Library

Audience: All staff and students welcome

Open Data Discussion: Cataloguing marine data. Beth Hall (Repository and Research Data Manager - maternity cover) – will discuss research data management with Cathy Blakey (Data Librarian for iMarDIS (SEACAMS 2)). 

Tuesday 23rd October 11am-12

Deiniol Building room 008

Audience: All staff and students welcome

Drop in session.  

Free tea/coffee and biscuits.

Open Access week training session: How to make your outputs Open Access via PURE. Drop in session.  All welcome.

Tuesday 23^rd October, 1-2pm

Deiniol AD035

Audience: All staff and postgraduate researchers welcome

Open to library staff: WHELF copyright roadshow.  Come along and play the Copyright card game and hosted discussion on all thing copyright.  Facilitators: Marie Lancaster (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Scott Pryor (Cardiff University).  

Wednesday 24^th October, 10.30am-3pm

Reichel Hall

Audience: Library staff (other interested staff and postgraduate researchers should contact Jenny Greene (j.greene@bangor.ac.uk) for more info) 

Doctoral School training session: An introduction to Open Access publishing.  

Thursday 25^th October, 10-11am

Alun_101

Audience: Postgraduate researchers

Book here: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/doctoral-school/workshops/programme/

PhTea conversation about Open Access with free tea/coffee and cakes. 

Thursday 25^th October, 12-2pm

Audience: Postgraduate researchers

Undeb Bangor (4th Floor, Pontio building)

Drop in session https://www.undebbangor.com/voice/campaigns/phtea/

#ThesisThursday and #OAThesis

Social media campaign promoting Open Access Theses

Thursday 25^th October

Online only

Royal Society Publishing workshop
Friday 26th October, 10-11.30
Pontio PL5
All staff and students welcome
On Friday October 26th the Publishing team at the Royal Society will be visiting Bangor to deliver a publishing workshop aimed at Masters, PhD researchers and Post-docs, but all staff members are welcome to attend. The session will cover all aspects of how to publish a scientific paper in high-quality international  journals. The interactive session will included presentations and exercises, with a Q&A session. Information will also be provided on the Royal Society and its journals. 
The areas covered include: How to choose a journal to publish your research; How to prepare your paper for submission; Journal policies and ethics; Different models of publishing e.g. open access vs non-open access; How to promote your paper once it has been published.
Please follow this link to register and add the event to your Outlook calendar: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/doctoral-school/workshops/programme/royal-society-publishing-workshop-37945