Open Access Week 2014: Celebrating 'Generation Open'

"On Oct. 20–26, 2014, students, researchers, librarians, publishers, and open access (OA) advocates around the world celebrated Open Access Week. This year’s theme, Generation Open, highlighted the recent surge of enthusiasm for OA from students and early-career researchers and encouraged librarians, publishers, and OA advocates to consider openness through the lens of the newest generation of researchers. The week was formally launched with a live kickoff event sponsored by the World Bank Group and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). Nick Shockey, the director of the Right to Research Coalition (R2RC) and director of programs and engagement at SPARC, started the session ..."