Hi all There are a few events listed below worth noting planned for Open Access week<http://www.openaccessweek.org/> which takes place October 21-27. All are welcome. Note: you need to register for the Decolonize Open afternoon. We hope to see you there! You can keep up with how KPU is celebrating Open Access week by monitoring our events page at https://www.kpu.ca/library/Open_Access. 1. Can we Decolonize Open? An Open Access Week Event at KPU Richmond Join Langara, Kwantlen, BCIT, SFU, and UBC for an exciting half-day celebration of Open Access Week (Oct 21-27, 2019). This year’s theme from SPARC is Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge. Our keynote speaker, Jessie Loyer, will explore this question alongside participants through the lens of decolonization. The conversation will continue with local panelists engaged in open knowledge work. Light refreshments will be served courtesy of our partner BCcampus<https://bccampus.ca/>. All are welcome. Date: Tuesday, October 22 2019 Time: 12:30pm-1pm (check-in); 1pm-4pm (program) Place: Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 8771 Lansdowne Road, Richmond BC; Wilson School of Design, room 4900 Cost: Free! Registration required<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScD_hrXdrCfPgVUj2AN-aO…nk>. Summary of Jessie’s talk Sometimes when folks are in the midst of a monumental, feel-good shift, they fail to realize who has been excluded from that space. Librarians and scholars have been advocating the ideals of open access for many years and have seen the exciting changes the movement creates for public knowledge. Yet we rarely think about whose voices are absent and the structures of power that limit this project. Together, we’ll query our positionality in these spaces, and consider how the politics of refusal and an ethic of care might intersect to complicate the open access movement, potentially creating futurities of reciprocity. If rethought as a tool of resurgence, open access can support justice. ________________________________ 2. Intro to Open Science & Open Access (Student Directed Presentations) Kicking off Open Access Week 2019, join us for a presentation about Open Science and Open Access. Learn about the benefits of open science practices such as pre-registering your hypotheses and sharing your data and research materials in open repositories. We will discuss the academic publishing process, sharing your pre- and postprints, and resources and other supports available to you at KPU, such as our institutional repository KORA. The talk will focus on practical steps that (student) researchers can take at KPU that will help make their work more visible, transparent, and rigorous. Date: October 21, 2019 Time: 7:00-8:30 pm Place: Surrey Conference Centre (Cedar 1205C) All are welcome! [logo gif] Caroline Daniels, MLS Systems Librarian t 604.599.3036 e caroline.daniels@kpu.ca<mailto:caroline.daniels@kpu.ca> kpu.ca<http://www.kpu.ca/> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.