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Publishing Conference Proceedings And Events With Digitalcommons@Wsu, Jonathan Mcglone

Open Access Week

Learn how you can organize and present conference and event information on the web using DigitalCommons@WSU.

Publishing Open Access Journals With Digital Commons, Jonathan Mcglone

Open Access Week

Learn how the Library can help you launch an Open Access Journal using DigitalCommons publishing software.

Digitalcommons@Wsu: Visibility Of Your Scholarship Matters, Dave Stout

Open Access Week

Wayne State University Libraries is taking a leadership role in helping scholars at Wayne distribute their scholarship and creative works via the Digital Commons service. Why is this important to you? Because visibility of your academic output to other scholars and stakeholders, around the world, is important. Digital Commons helps to remove barriers (paywalls, access restrictions, etc...) to your scholarship that is a common aspect of traditional commercial publishing avenues, and increases the global reach of your scholarship. It's easy, effective, and it works!

Join Dave Stout, Director of Sales for Digital Commons at Berkeley Electronic Press, to learn more …

Readers' Copyright, Jessica Litman

Open Access Week

An open lecture on reclaiming copyright for readers, listeners, and viewers, given by University of Michigan Law professor Jessica Litman.

A system of copyright protection makes little sense unless it is designed to encourage the use and enjoyment of the works it induces authors to create and publishers to disseminate. Litman argues that a clear-eyed examination of copyright's history reveals that solicitude for readers and members of the audience is, in fact, deeply encoded in copyright's DNA. Recently, readers' interests have faded in apparent importance in the copyright scheme in ways that have unbalanced the copyright system, and undermined public …

What Is Open Access?, Jonathan Mcglone

Open Access Week

Come learn about the growing electronic publishing movement that seeks free access to scholarly materials -- Open Access. WSU Scholarly Communications Librarian Jon McGlone will introduce the topic, share examples of Open Access across North America and at Wayne State, and address some of the basic questions and issues Open Access raises.

Scholarly Communications Outreach: A Workshop For Librarians, Wsu Libraries Scholarly Communications Team

Open Access Week

This workshop will help liaison librarians in their scholarly communications and open access outreach efforts with faculty. Workshop will incorporate current videos created by BePress on outreach and discussion of these videos, and teach librarians the process behind adding faculty contributions to DigitalCommons@WSU, focusing on how to conduct permissions and rights checks for faculty publications that may be good additions to DigitalCommons@WSU and the deposit process.

Savannah, Georgia, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Conferences, Panels, and Events

Highlights from Savannah, Georgia.

Seattle, Washington, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Conferences, Panels, and Events

Highlights from Seattle, Washington.

Rochester, Minnesota, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Conferences, Panels, and Events

Highlights from Rochester, Minnesota.

Chandler, Arizona, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Conferences, Panels, and Events

Highlights from Chandler, Arizona.

Press Release, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Conferences, Panels, and Events

The press release for the event: Creating a New Standard for the American Workplace for Workplace Flexibility 2010 held on January 24, 2005.

List Of Speakers, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Conferences, Panels, and Events

A list of Speakers for the event: Creating a New Standard for the American Workplace for Workplace Flexibility 2010 held on January 24, 2005.

Presentation: Presser, Harriet B. Presser

Conferences, Panels, and Events

Presentation by Harriet B. Presser on Working in a 24/7 Economy: Challenges for American Families, for the event: The Great American Time Squeeze: The Politics of Work and Family in a 24/7 World on March 3, 2005.

Presentation: Gerson & Jacobs, Jerry A. Jacobs, Kathleen Gerson

Conferences, Panels, and Events

Presentation by Jerry A. Jacobs and Kathleen Gerson on The Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality, for the event: The Great American Time Squeeze: The Politics of Work and Family in a 24/7 World on March 3, 2005.

Presentation: Gornick & Meyers, Janet C. Gornick, Marcia K. Meyers

Conferences, Panels, and Events

Presentation by Janet C. Gornick, City University of New York and Marcia K. Meyers, University of Washington on Families That Work: Policies for Reconciling Parenthood and Employment, for the event: The Great American Time Squeeze: The Politics of Work and Family in a 24/7 World on March 3, 2005.

Selected Events On Workplace Flexibility In The Federal Government, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

Selected events on Workplace Flexibility in the federal government from the event: Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing held April 30, 2008 for Workplace Flexibility 2010.

Appendix F: "A Sampling Of Government Reports On Workplace Flexibility", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

A Sampling of Government Reports on Workplace Flexibility from the event: Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing held April 30, 2008 for Workplace Flexibility 2010.

Appendix E: "Telecommuting: A Case Study In Public Policy Approaches", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

Telecommuting: A Case Study in Public Policy Approaches from the event: Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing held April 30, 2008 for Workplace Flexibility 2010.

Appendix D: "Some Background Information On Workplace Flexibility In Federal Agencies", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

Some background information on Workplace Flexibility in federal agencies from the event: Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing held April 30, 2008 for Workplace Flexibility 2010.

Appendix C: "The Federal Employees Flexible And Compressed Work Schedules Act (Fefcwa)", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

The Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act (FEFCWA) from the event: Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing held April 30, 2008 for Workplace Flexibility 2010.

'Dear Colleague' Letter, Mike Dewine, Christopher J. Dodd

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

'Dear Colleague' letter for the September 2006 briefing on "Children's Well-Being and the Role of Workplace Flexibility for Parents" event.

Prepared on behalf of Workplace Flexibility 2010 by Senator Mike DeWine and Senator Christopher J. Dodd.

Letter Of Invitation To A Briefing On Meeting The Needs Of Today's Families: The Role Of Workplace Flexibility, Lamar Alexander, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

Letter of Invitation to a briefing on Meeting the Needs of Today's Families: The Role of Workplace Flexibility, held April 25, 2006.

Testimony Of Chai R. Feldblum, Chai R. Feldblum

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

Testimony of Chai R. Feldblum, for What An Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility July 18, 2005.

Beyond Mystiques And Mismatches: Unpacking Retirement And Work, Phyllis Moen Phd

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

Beyond Mystiques and Mismatches: Unpacking Retirement and Work, An Issue Brief Prepared by Phyllis Moen for What An Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility July 18, 2005.

Remarks On What An Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility, Robert Hutchens Phd

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

Remarks on What an Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility, An Issue Brief Prepared by Robert B. Hudson, PhD, for What An Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility July 18, 2005.

Perspectives: Aligning Business Needs With Older Workers' Preferences And Priorities, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes Phd, Michael A. Smyer Phd

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

Perspectives: Aligning Business Needs with Older Workers’ Preferences and Priorities An Issue Brief Prepared by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Michael A. Smyer for What An Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility July 18, 2005.

Perspectives: Older Workers' Priorities And Preferences, Michael A. Smyer Phd, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes Phd

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

Perspectives: Older Workers’ Priorities and Preferences An Issue Brief Prepared by Michael A. Smyer and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes for What An Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility July 18, 2005.

Labor Force Participation Rates Of Women Age 55 And Over, Annual Averages, 1963-2003, Robert Hutchens Phd

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

A chart of labor force participation rates of women age 55 and over, by age group, annual averages, 1963–2003 by Robert Hutchens, PhD, School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University, on behalf of the event: What an Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility held on July 18, 2005 by Workplace Flexibility 2010.

Labor Force Participation Rates Of Men Age 55 And Over, Annual Averages, 1963-2003, Robert Hutchens Phd

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

A chart of labor force participation rates of men age 55 and over, by age group, annual averages, 1963–2003 by Robert Hutchens, PhD, School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University, on behalf of the event: What an Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility held on July 18, 2005 by Workplace Flexibility 2010.

Population Pyramids For The United States, Robert Hutchens Phd

Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group

A chart of Population Pyramids for the United States by Robert Hutchens, PhD, School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University, on behalf of the event: What an Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility held on July 18, 2005 by Workplace Flexibility 2010.