Noon Hour Webcasts

Monday, October 19, 2009
The Open Access Scholar

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Open Access Research Opportunities and Strategies

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Open Access Publication

Thursday, October 22, 2009
Open Access Archives and Repositories

Friday, October 23, 2009
Open Educational Resources

Archived Webcasts




Athabasca University participated in the first international Open Access Week – October 19-23, 2009 – to broaden awareness and understanding of open access.

The objective of AU’s Open Access Week is to promote understanding, adoption, use and production of open access resources for formal and informal teaching and learning.

Athabasca University presented a series of five noon-hour webcasts exploring major issues and opportunities presented by open access. Each session featured an internationally known promoter and developer of open access resources, research or ideas.

The presentations were among many events taking place internationally to highlight Open Access Week.

View our archived webcasts from Open Access Week.

What is
Open Access?

Open access is a movement towards open, public access to scholarly research results.

More about Open Access Week

Prizes!

A draw for an Open Access Week t-shirt will follow the conclusion of each presentation. Everyone from Athabasca University and beyond is invited to participate.