Prof. Rooryck is an expert on the syntax of Romance languages and has served as executive editor of the journal Lingua, published by Elsevier, since 1998. In October 2015, he and five co-editors resigned their positions, effective at the end of 2015, as did all 31 members of the editorial board, in protest of the publisher’s policies on pricing and copyright.
We are pleased to announce Prof.dr. J.E.C.V. (Johan) Rooryck of the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics as the keynote speaker for UNT’s Open Access Symposium 2016. Prof. Rooryck is an expert on the syntax of Romance languages and has served as executive editor of the journal Lingua, published by Elsevier, since 1998.
The University of North Texas is pleased to announce a call for contributions to its 7th annual Open Access Symposium, to be held May 19–20, 2016, in conjunction with the Library Publishing Forum 2016. The goal of this symposium is to bring a broad community of researchers and practitioners together to share their work and explore the value and impact of freely available scholarly literature on education and research.
The mass resignation of all editors and editorial board members of Lingua, a top journal in linguistics, has brought renewed attention to the ways that conventional publication venues can actually impede access to research. The UNT Libraries offers a number of services to help scholarly editors and authors navigate the shifting landscape of scholarly publishing. Read more in InHouse.
Deadline extended to Monday, January 25!
Free Textbooks?
Join us for a streamed presentation titled "No Barriers for You or Your Students: Free Textbooks and Resources, With Access on Day One" by Nicole Finkbeiner (Associate Director, Institutional Relations, Rice University Center for Digital Learning and Scholarship & OpenStax College). The talk will explore how you can use and create free textbooks and other educational materials.
A light lunch, funded by the Student Innovative Fund for Teaching, will be provided.
Winner Announcment: Congratulations to Giselle Greenige for her response on Open Access' ability to increase scholarly visibility, publishing speed, and citation rates.
How has open access impacted your research or studying?
Eligibility: Any currently registered University of North Texas student, staff or faculty member is eligible to participate.
Prompt:
“In a short statement (no more than 200 words), describe the value of Open Access to you.”
What is Open Access?
This event will help you learn how to find resources and make your works of scholarship more widely available by using UNT’s institutional repository, Creative Commons licensing, online resources about OA, and much more. Coffee and snacks will be available to attendees.
Location: Willis Library, Second Floor, Room 250H
Visit Our Table!
Stop by the Open Access Week table outside Willis library (or inside in case of bad weather) to get free Open Access information, buttons, t-shirts, and candy.
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20th 9:00am - 12:00
A special thanks to CLEAR for sponsoring this event.
Child-care referrals now available!
Accommodation for attendees of both the Library Publishing Forum 2016 and the UNT Open Access Symposium 2016 will be available at the following three hotels, located adjacent to each other:
