Open Access Week is Here!

(From the Open Access Week Blog, here)
Faculty: The Open Access movement has threaded its way into many avenues of human culture. Creators of literature, music, film and art are acknowledging the rich heritage that has enabled their own creative thinking and in turn are offering their productions to the greater community at no charge. Academic publishing has situated itself in the open access arena. The output, online, open-access scholarly literature, measures up to the same standards as other peer-reviewed and removes the economic and logistical barriers to access.
Throughout the week of October 18-24, 2010 we will be offering exciting programming at two locations to open your sensibilities to the benefits and practices of a open access information sharing. Read more below for a list of events happening here at City Tech, or check the blog for a comprehensive listing of all planned events.

Open Access Scholarly Publishing: How Can Faculty Get Involved?
Tuesday, October 19, 3-5 pm @ @ New York City College of Technology, Atrium 632 (Faculty Lounge)
Are you a faculty member interested in publishing your research and scholarship via open access methods? Join us to explore the practical considerations of OA publishing for faculty. We’ll discuss identifying OA peer-reviewed journals, using Creative Commons both to license your work and use work that others have licensed, and Open Journal Systems: a free, open source platform for publishing scholarly journals.
Cinem@tech Film Screening: RiP: A Remix Manifesto
Thursday October 21, 12:45-2pm @ Ursula C. Schwerin Library, New York City College of Technology, Rm. A432 (Projection Room)
Filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of copyright in the information age. The film’s central protagonist is Girl Talk, a mash-up musician topping the charts with his sample-based songs. Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig, Brazil’s Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil, and pop culture critic Cory Doctorow are also along for the ride.

Web 2.0 Happy Hour: Open Access Course Materials
Thursday October 21, 5:30-7pm @ Ursula C. Schwerin Library, Atrium 632 (Faculty Lounge)
Open access textbooks and other curricular materials are popping up all over. What are the advantages for you and your students? How can you find and use these materials? Come learn about freely-available textbooks and more for your courses.
We hope to see you there for a mind-opening look at open access.