Open Research: 3rd London Conference on Opening Access to Research Publications
Date: Monday 11 June 2007, 13.00 - 16.30
Venue: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS, University of London,
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1
(Map and Directions)
Audience: Academic and research active staff
Admission: free, but booking is essential (please see below for details)
The conference will address a range of themes relating to Open Access, including perspectives from researchers, publishers and funders. (see programme)
Confirmed speakers and conference topics include:
Dr Alma Swan, Director, Key Perspectives, UK
(biography)
The present Open Access landscape
and what might be over the horizon
(abstract)
(presentation)
Dr David Prosser, Director, SPARC Europe, UK
(biography)
Repositories and research publications: policies and politics
(abstract)
(presentation)
Dr Frank Scholze, Stuttgart University, Germany
(biography)
Metrics in an Open Access environment: an infrastructure for collecting and aggregating usage data
(abstract)
(presentation)
Dr Astrid Wissenburg, Director of Information and Communication, Economic and Social Research Council, UK
(biography)
The UK Research Councils
and access to scholarly publications
(abstract)
(presentation)
Nick Evans, Chief Operating Officer, Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)
(biography)
Institutional Repositories and Open Access - a threat to society publishers or an opportunity?
(abstract)
(presentation)
The Conference will be chaired by Professor Nicholas Mann, Dean of the School of Advanced Study, University of London.
There will also be an opportunity for discussion and to put questions before the panel of speakers.
A light lunch will be provided from 1pm, with the conference starting at 1.50pm.
Booking: CLOSED