Every October, Open Access Week celebrations are held all over the world to promote the global sharing of information. In 2014, KAUST joined this worldwide celebration for the first time, highlighting our role as the first university in the region to adopt an Open Access policy.
Please join us next week for our second annual celebration as the University Library hosts the following events:
Monday, October 12
Discussion Panel – Sharing and Preserving Research Output
Speakers: Michael Berumen, David Ketcheson and Christian Voolstra
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Level 0 lecture hall between Al-Jazri and Al-Kindi (bldgs. 4 and 5)
Tuesday, October 13
Lecture – “Universal Access to all Knowledge”
by Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Level 0 lecture hall between Al-Jazri and Al-Kindi (bldgs. 4 and 5)
Wednesday, October 14
Workshop – Communicating Your Research: Essential Topics
Speakers: Mohamed Baessa, Daryl Grenz, Thibaut Lery and Virginia Unkefer
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
University Library Computer Lab (bldg. 12)
For more information, please click here.
Refreshments will be served at all events.