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Monday 10/21 from 5:30pm-6:30pm
Tabitha Ochtera, Associate Director, Head of Electronic and Digital Services
Location: via Zoom
Have you heard the term Open Access (OA) but aren't sure what that means? Or seen a resource labeled as OA but don't know how to use it? Join us in this session to learn about Open Access including common terms & definitions, what falls under the OA umbrella, and how you can start using (or sharing) OA content today. If you're brand new to the world of Open Access then this is a great place to start especially if you're interested in the other sessions this week.
Tuesday 10/22 from 10am-11am
Susan Bloom, Associate Librarian, Head of Instruction and Outreach
Location: via Zoom
Textbook costs have risen at 3 times the rate of inflation, creating a large barrier to success for many students. Join us as we discuss open educational resources, Ebook Central, coursepacks, and other ways to help create a more affordable semester for all our students.
Green Open Access
Tuesday 10/22 from 3:30pm-4:30pm
Tabitha Ochtera, Associate Director, Head of Electronic and Digital Services
Location: via Zoom
Open Access (OA) publishing has a variety of levels but most require Article Processing Charges (APC) to make research Open. However, there is another option with non-Open Access (traditionally) published works! This session will cover Green OA, also known as "self archiving." It'll review publisher resources to better understand author self-archiving and highlight real-world examples in the DigitalCommons@Molloy.
Wednesday 10/23 from 12pm-1pm
Brianna Paoli, Archives & Special Collections Librarian
Location: via Zoom
This event will discuss how to access and explore Molloy’s digitized yearbooks on DigitalCommons, as well as other digitized material available through DigitialCommons. An introduction to Molloy’s archival collection will also be provided along with suggestions on how to discover the Archives online and through social media.
Thursday 10/24 from 10am-10:45am
Susan Bloom, Associate Librarian, Head of Instruction and Outreach
Location: via Zoom
Leganto Reserves+ is a powerful new course list management tool in Canvas that directly connects resources of any type (books, media, articles, websites and more) into your course shell. As an added bonus it can drastically increase your accessibility score! In this session, learn how faculty can quickly create course lists, including automagically connecting to resources in the library.
Documentary Screening: Paywall: The Business of Scholarship
Thursday 10/24 from 1pm-3pm (Event cancelled)
Location: Larini Multipurpose Room
Join us for a screening of this powerful documentary. Take a sneak peak at the trailer below!
Paywall: The Business of Scholarship (Full Movie) CC BY 4.0 from Paywall The Movie on Vimeo.
Faculty Panel
Friday 10/25 from 12pm-1pm (Event cancelled)
Jeff Massey, Professor of English
Melissa Gebbia, Professor of Psychology
Elizabeth Suter, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Location: Reception Room (Kellenberg)
We invite you to a question and answer session where we will explore the different ways Molloy faculty use open access resources inside and outside of the classroom.
