NIU to celebrate International Open Access Week | NIU Today

"During the week of Oct. 20, NIU will present a series of lectures, panel discussions and other events to celebrate International Open Access Week 2014. Now in its eighth year, International Open Access Week highlights the potential benefits that open access can bring to scholarly publishing and research. Open access issues have come to the fore in Illinois since the passage in 2013 of the Illinois Open Access to Research Articles Act, which requires each public university in Illinois to develop a policy on open access to research articles by January 2015. With the 2014-15 academic year well under way, many universities around the state are convening special task forces to research the various aspects of open access and, ultimately, to make a recommendation on how their university will further the open access goals laid out in the legislation. In the spirit of increasing awareness and understanding of open access issues, the University Libraries, along with fellow sponsors Friends of NIU Libraries, POWRR and the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center, will offer a number of presentations ..."