Open Access Week is an opportunity many universities worldwide take to share strategies, ideas, and success stories about making valuable research available to the world without barriers or restrictions. It is a time for exploring how a philosophy of openness improves the reach and impact of research. 

Georgia Tech faculty showed commitment to that vision by passing the Institute's Open Access Policy, which went into effect at the beginning of 2013. The Open Access Policy enables authors to retain some rights to their scholarly articles so that a version (such as an author's version or a pre-print) of their work can be archived in an open access repository, such as Georgia Tech's own institutional repository, SMARTech, in addition to being published in refereed journals and conferences. 

To celebrate Open Access Week at Georgia Tech, the Library will host a series of events to explore opinions, experiences, and implications of open access--from all sides of the issue. Increasingly, federal funding agencies are requiring open sharing of research articles and data, making awareness about open access more important than ever. 

Schedule of Events for Open Access Week 2013
All events are open to everyone

Tuesday, October 22, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Nano@Tech Seminar | "Mythbusting Scientific Knowledge Transfer with nanoHUB.org: Collaborative Research and Dissemination with Quantifiable Impact on Research and Education" by Dr. Tanya Faltens and Dr. Timothy Fisher from Purdue University

These collaborative nanotechnology presentations will highlight the idea that sharing research in a cross-disciplinary environment is crucial to today's researcher: nanotechnology draws research interest from many departments at Georgia Tech and relies on the open sharing of information across disciplinary boundaries to facilitate productive research.

• Time: 12 pm - 1 pm
• Location: Marcus Nanotechnology Building, 1117-1118

nanoHUB Presentation & Simulation | "Introduction to nanoHUB.org - Online Simulation and More" by Dr. Tanya Faltens and Dr. Timothy Fisher from Purdue University

• Time: 2 pm - 4 pm
• Location: Marcus Nanotechnology Building, 1117-1118

Audience: intended to be of interest primarily to those working in the nanotechnology field, but open to everyone

Wednesday, October 23, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Panel: "Perspectives on Open Access from Georgia Tech Faculty"

• Panelists: Dr. Michael Chang (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences), Dr. Lance Fortnow (Computer Science), Dr. Ajit Yoganath (Biomedical Engineering)
• Moderator: Dr. Mike Best (Interactive Computing)
• Location: Pettit (MiRC) Conference Room, 102 A & B

Friday, October 25, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Panel: "Open Access and the Humanities"

• Panelists: Dr. Ian Bogost (Literature, Media, and Communication), Dr. TyAnna Herrington (Literature, Media, and Communication), Dr. Robin Wharton
• Moderators: Dr. Brian Croxall and Dr. Stewart Varner from Emory University
• Location: Klaus Advanced Computing Building, 1116

Visit the SMARTech website more information on how to submit to SMARTech in accordance with Georgia Tech's Open Access policy. Visit the Open Access website for more details about Open Access Week activities.