Open October 2024

A series of events highlighting trends in open science, open data and open access

Presented by Bernard Becker Medical Library and Washington University Libraries with sponsorship from the Digital Intelligence & Innovation (DI2) Accelerator

Schedule of Events

Janine Bijsterbosch, Carey-Ann Burnham, Jay Piccirillo

Medical Campus

Scientific Publishing and Openness: Perspectives from Insiders

Oct. 1 | 3-4 p.m.| Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center

Janine Bijsterbosch, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology
Handling Editor, Imaging Neuroscience

Carey-Ann Burnham, PhD

Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Founding Editor in Chief, ASM Case Reports

Jay Piccirillo, MD

Professor of Otolaryngology
Editor in Chief, JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Join us for this panel discussion to learn more about trends in public access, open access and publishing from WashU Medicine experts who serve in editorial roles for traditional and open access journals.

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SDorris Scott

Virtual

Being Open about OER: Perceptions, Use, and Impact

Oct. 14 | 1-2 p.m.| Virtual

Dorris Scott, PhD

Academic Director of Data Studies
School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Dr. Dorris Scott will describe the experience of adopting an open educational resource (OER) for a course, the motivation to adapt that OER, and the steps she took to manage an OER adaptation project.

Bonnielin K. Swenor

Virtual

How Open Science Can Advance Equity for People with Disabilities

Oct. 23 | 3-4 p.m.| Virtual

Bonnielin K. Swenor, PhD, MPH

Endowed Professor of Disability Health and Justice
Director, Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center
Johns Hopkins University

This talk will discuss the ways open science approaches can improve access to science and research for people with disabilities. Topics will include the role of accessibility, importance of inclusive science policy, and actions we all can take to make science more disability inclusive. This event is presented in collaboration with the Center for Health and Science Communication at Becker Library.

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SDorris Scott

Danforth Campus

Framing Public and Open-Access Scholarship for Professional Advancement

Oct. 30 | 12-1:30 p.m.| Eads Hall, Room 217

Chris Schaberg

Director of Public Scholarship

Elizabeth Schwartz
Digital Publishing Manager
Washington University Libraries

Ambiguity about how non-traditional forms of academic publication, like public scholarship or open-access publications, “count” for tenure and promotion purposes can be a barrier to pursuing these valuable scholarly activities – but it doesn’t need to be. This seminar will provide strategies for how to frame such work and demonstrate its value to internal and external evaluators.