Coast Capital Savings Library at KPU is excited to celebrate Open Access Week by hosting a series of workshops that enables participants to engage with the resources and tools open research has to offer.
We’ve lined up 4 workshops, some offered at 3 different time slots, in hopes that you can partake. Registration is now open!!!
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CREATE AND ADAPT: Make Web Ready Books Using
Pressbooks:
A popular web platform that is used to create or adapt open textbooks. Learn how to use the BCcampus hosted version to transform your documents into web ready books! Computers are provided for KPU employees, but you should have access to an online document
that you are interested in converting to a web based book. View times and register
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PUBLISH AND EDUCATE: Publish your own journal using
Open Journal System (OJS):
A popular journal management and publishing system that allows you to publish your own journal. KPU library is up and running with it. Come get a tour and hands on experience!
View times and register
3.
SEARCH AND DISCOVER: Find Open Textbooks and Content in your subject area: you want to use open content, now
learn how to find it! View times and registration
4.
EXTEND YOUR TEACHING using Wikipedia in Academia: A Workshop with Dr. Judy Chan, UBC:
Find out how to incorporate Wikipedia in your classes. Hands on exercises! View time and register
The 10th annual Open Access Week takes place internationally October 23-29. Open Access Week is "a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research" and invites participants to focus on
what open access enables (OAW website).
Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested. If you have any questions about the workshops, please contact
caroline.daniels@kpu.ca or
Karen.meijer-Kline@kpu.ca .
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