Open Access Week 2023
During International Open Access Week, visit our stall outside the Main Library or register to attend online workshops.
Published on the 03 October 2023
International Open Access Week 2023 takes place from Monday 23 to Friday 27 October. Open Access Week is an invaluable chance to connect the global momentum toward the open sharing of knowledge with the advancement of policy changes and the importance of social issues affecting people around the world.
In-person events
For the week of 23 October, UNSW Library is hosting a stall in front of the Main Library featuring open access (OA) badges and treats!
A roster of OA experts will be present to answer questions and talk about the benefits of open access research at UNSW.
Location: Outside the Main Library
Date: Monday 23 to Friday 27 October
Time: 11am to 2pm daily
Online workshops
Planning to Publish - Publish
Are you looking to publish your research? Do you know how to make your work open access? Do you know how you can retain your author rights? Join staff from UNSW Library for an approachable introduction to publishing your work.
Date: Tuesday 24 October
Time: 11am - 12pm
Online: Register: Planning to Publish workshops
Planning to Publish - Research datasets
Are you a researcher or HDR candidate who is interested in publishing your research dataset? Making your research dataset openly available helps support the reproducibility and integrity of your work, allows others to reuse your datasets and drives future research collaborations.
Join staff from UNSW Library for an introduction covering benefits, options and steps involved in the process.
Date: Thursday 26 October
Time: 10am - 11am
Online: Register: Planning to Publish - Research datasets workshops
Open Access Australasia programs
Open Access Australasia will be running a week of presentations for OA Week 2023 built around the idea of community in teaching and research.
Highlights include a panel discussion on improving open access to books and a two-part session on publishing and engaging with Indigenous and Pacific knowledge and research.
For more information on Open Access Australasia online events and to register to attend, see Open Access Week 2023.