{"id":225,"date":"2018-10-24T14:52:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T14:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/research\/?p=225"},"modified":"2018-10-24T14:52:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T14:52:41","slug":"international-open-access-week-22-26-october-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/research\/2018\/10\/24\/international-open-access-week-22-26-october-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"International Open Access Week: 22-26 October 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week is International Open Access Week: an opportunity to celebrate the sharing of research. The theme for International <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openaccessweek.org\/\">Open Access Week 2018<\/a> is &#8216;Designing equitable foundations for open knowledge&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d like researchers at all levels to think about the global nature of open research:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can open access make your research more sustainable?<\/li>\n<li>Can open systems reinforce equality?<\/li>\n<li>What areas may be appropriate or inappropriate for open access research?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Share your thoughts by tweeting us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenResPlym\">@OpenResPlym<\/a>\u00a0and using the official Open Access Week hashtag:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23oaweek\">#OAWeek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Each day we&#8217;ll be tweeting about different Open Access themes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Monday: Global Open Access\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Exploring the benefits of opening our research to the world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday: New Research\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>We&#8217;ll be sharing some of our popular research outputs and newly released papers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wednesday: Research Data<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Look out for handy hints and tips about managing research data, with a view to making data open.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday: Thesis Thursday<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>We&#8217;ll be joining in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23thesisthursday\">#ThesisThursday<\/a> campaign and sharing items from our most downloaded collections.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Friday: New Developments in Open Access\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Some of the exciting developments emerging from open scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Showcasing Plymouth\u2019s research<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/create.piktochart.com\/output\/32436192-2017-18-oa-report\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-233 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/10\/OA2017-18-214x300.png\" alt=\"Open Access report 2017-18\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/10\/OA2017-18-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/10\/OA2017-18-560x783.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/10\/OA2017-18-260x364.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/10\/OA2017-18-160x224.png 160w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/10\/OA2017-18.png 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/create.piktochart.com\/output\/32436192-2017-18-oa-report\">2017\/18 academic year<\/a>, researchers at Plymouth deposited over 2000 full text research outputs to PEARL and content within PEARL was accessed 190,411 times from countries all over the world!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/create.piktochart.com\/output\/32436192-2017-18-oa-report\">full report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Further resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Open Research happens every week, not just during Open Access Week.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plymouth.libguides.com\/open\">LibGuides<\/a>\u00a0contain loads of helpful resources for students and staff to help you be a more open researcher including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plymouth.libguides.com\/c.php?g=657637&amp;p=4688974\">Open Access Directory<\/a>\u00a0featuring a vast range of open access material.<\/li>\n<li>Guides for researchers on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plymouth.libguides.com\/c.php?g=657637&amp;p=4653725\">how to deposit research to PEARL via Elements<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thinking about making you research data open? Start at our<a href=\"https:\/\/plymouth.libguides.com\/rdm\">\u00a0Research Data Management guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week is International Open Access Week: an opportunity to celebrate the sharing of research. The theme for International Open Access Week 2018 is &#8216;Designing equitable foundations for open knowledge&#8217;. We&#8217;d like researchers at all levels to think about the global nature of open research: How can open access make your research more sustainable? 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