Open Access Week 2024

October 20 – 24

Open Access (OA) to scholarly information and research output promotes the global sharing of information and knowledge free of any financial, legal, or technical constraints. 

The University Library invites you to participate in this year’s International Open Access Week events to be held in the Level 0 Auditorium between Buildings 2 and 3. 

Events:   

Monday, October 21
12:00-13:00 
Student Publishing Experiences Discussion Panel 

Are you a student working on your first journal article? Come hear a panel of other KAUST students reflect on their recent experiences with the scientific publication process.

Wednesday, October 23
12:00-15:00 
FAIR Data Management for Computational Materials Science using NOMAD

NOMAD is a free, public platform designed to help research institutes share data and improve research data management (RDM).

Join us for a lunch and learn session to explore NOMAD features like easy uploading, sharing, and automatic data extraction and normalization. Also, the speakers will introduce a hands-on session working with NOMAD.

Thursday, October 24
13:45-15:00 
Blueprint to publishing: TKS Business Plan Competition

IB Business students in Grade 11 at TKS have taken on the challenge of envisioning ideas for a new scientific journal, book, or textbook at KAUST. Come, hear their ideas, and vote for the best ones!

For inquiries, please contact us at library@kaust.edu.sa.

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