{"id":205,"date":"2012-10-23T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geoffcain.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/promoting-an-open-culture-with-open-access-week\/"},"modified":"2012-10-23T17:04:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T17:04:00","slug":"promoting-an-open-culture-with-open-access-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geoffcain.com\/blog\/promoting-an-open-culture-with-open-access-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting an Open Culture with Open Access Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Open_Access_logo_PLoS_white.svg\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"English: Open Access logo, converted into svg,...\" border=\"0\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/25\/Open_Access_logo_PLoS_white.svg\/127px-Open_Access_logo_PLoS_white.svg.png\" style=\"border: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;\" width=\"127\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 127px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">(Photo credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Open_Access_logo_PLoS_white.svg\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openaccessweek.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open Access Week<\/a> is upon us and this is a very important part of the OER equation. Quality OER is going to have to start with quality open research. There are so many concerns outside of the OER community that Open Access Week can address:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where is the research going to come from for OERs and open text books?<\/li>\n<li>How do we determine if OER and open research are &#8220;credible&#8221;?<\/li>\n<li>How do we address publication and tenure issues with OER?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p>What is Open Access Week? &#8220;Open Access Week, a global event now entering its sixth year, is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they\u2019ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Open Access in research can ensure the widest dissemination and&nbsp; use of that research. I would like to see institutions supporting research in such a way that closed options (commercial journals) are less attractive. OERs become &#8220;credible&#8221; and &#8220;reputable&#8221; when the materials used to create them come from respected open journals. The default for research should always be open. Our support will make them reputable!<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<h4>Related articles<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"clear: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/infojustice.org\/archives\/27560\" target=\"_blank\">Open Access Week Begins Today<\/a> (infojustice.org)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/blogs\/profhacker\/open-access-week-2012\/43616\" target=\"_blank\">Open Access Week 2012<\/a> (chronicle.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwebfocus.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/22\/open-practices-for-the-connected-researcher\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open Practices for the Connected Researcher<\/a> (ukwebfocus.wordpress.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/researchsupporthub.northampton.ac.uk\/2012\/10\/22\/open-access-week-october-22-28-2012-everywhere\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open Access Week October 22-28, 2012 Everywhere<\/a> (researchsupporthub.northampton.ac.uk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=3ddbd512-5e9d-4c22-888f-73fabd566548\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Open Access Week is upon us and this is a very important part of the OER equation. Quality OER is going to have to start with quality open research. 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