UNT to host symposium on open access to faculty members’ published research | News | University of North Texas

"For the fourth year in a row, the University of North Texas Libraries will hold a symposium that will feature speakers discussing institutional open access policies, which make university faculty members’ published scholarly research available to the public for free. UNT was the first public college or university in Texas to adopt an open access policy, and the annual symposium advances the public trust in taxpayer-funded research by bringing together higher education and industry leaders who are committed to creating online archives for published research. The 4th Symposium on Open Access, 'Futures of Academic Publishing,' will be held from 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. May 30 (Thursday) and 8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. May 31 (Friday) at the office of Communities Foundation of Texas, 5500 Caruth Haven Lane in Dallas. About 150 representatives from UNT, Baylor University, Southern Methodist University, Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin, as well from Cornell, Duke and Purdue Universities and other universities across the nation, are expected to attend ..."