What are the Paths to Sustainable and Universal Open Access?

What are the Paths to Sustainable and Universal Open Access? 1011 845 Open and Universal Science (OPUS) Project

In celebration of Open Access Week, the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s OEP Program is hosting a special online presentation by Dr. John Willinsky, founder of the Public Knowledge Project, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM (Saskatchewan Time).

Presentation Overview: Dr. Willinsky, who has spent 26 years advancing open access, will reflect on its rationale and importance. Despite the demonstrated value of open access during the pandemic, he questions why its adoption remains slow and costly. He will propose strategies to accelerate the transition to open access as a standard for sharing research and invite participants to join him in this effort.

Event Details:

  • Date & Time: October 22, 2024, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm (Saskatchewan Time)
  • Location: Online via Zoom (registration required)

Presenter Bio: Dr. Willinsky is a part-time professor at Simon Fraser University and Khosla Family Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. As the founder of the Public Knowledge Project, he developed the world’s most widely used open-source journal publishing platform. He has published several books, with his latest titled Copyright’s Broken Promise: How to Restore the Law’s Ability to Promote the Progress of Science (MIT, 2023).

Registration:
To attend, registration is required. The Zoom link will be provided upon confirmation.

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