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Open Access Textbook—Access, Quality, Use, Veronica E. Bielat, Ariel Levi

Open Access Week

Veronica Bielat, Learning & Research Support Librarian, Wayne State Libraries

Ariel Levi, Senior Lecturer of Management, School of Business

Veronica Bielat provides an introduction to the open source textbook movement, including providers and current trends. Ariel Levi discusses the pro’s and con’s of his adoption of a Flat World Knowledge open source textbook for his MGT2530 course.

Scholarly Communications Brown Bag & Workshop For Librarians, Wsu Libraries Scholarly Communications Team

Open Access Week

This brown bag / workshop will provide liaison librarians with the opportunity to learn and discuss the value of scholarly communications & outreach efforts at Wayne State, as well as see the new scholarly communications / open access presentation targeted towards faculty that was developed by the Scholarly Communications Team.

Open Access Week: Public Domain And Digitization (Webinar), Freya Anderson, Sandra Enimil

Open Access Week

A Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) Open Access Week 2013 Webinar.

In celebration of Open Access Week, we will explore the issues of Public Domain in the framework of Digitalization and Digital Media. The issues of Open Access, Public Domain and Digital Rights continue to pose vexing issues for the Digital Environment. From the point of view of Information Services and Copyright Resources; this session will highlight the Challenges, Issues and Opportunities in this arena.

Discussion Questions:

1. What are the parameters and scope of Public Domain?
2. What are the obligations of Digital users in regard to Public Domain?
3. Discuss the …