What’s the Big Deal about Open Access?

Open access to academic research is rapidly becoming the norm, not the exception. Join members of the Provost's Task Force on Open Access and Scholarly Communication to hear their experiences and perspectives on open access. Come with questions about open access and thoughts on how Western can best use open access to share knowledge for the benefit of society.

Panelists:

• Joyla Furlano, Vice-President, Society of Graduate Students, and PhD candidate in Neuroscience
• Kristin Hoffmann, Research and Scholarly Communication Librarian, Western Libraries
• Katina Pollock, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
• Sam Trosow, Associate Professor, Faculty of Information & Media Studies, and Faculty of Law