Dr. Halbert discusses Open Access as a public good, as well as its history in scientific research, during the Open Access Week 2024 keynote lecture.
In recognition of Open Access Week this year, IU Libraries hosted Dr. Martin Halbert, Professor and Research Fellow at UNC Greensboro, as the keynote lecturer.
The 2024 national Open Access Week theme was "Community over Commercialization," and advocated for the prioritization of approaches to open scholarship that best serve the advancement of research.
Dr. Halbert’s keynote speech focused on Open Access as a public good, and the history of Open Access in scientific research. He also discussed compliance for research grant funding, granting agencies’ public access policies under the Nelson Memo, and considerations for Humanities researchers around OA, permanent identifiers, data and repositories, and the central role that libraries play in this area.
Introducing Dr. Halbert was IU’s Provost and Executive Vice President Rahul Shrivastav, who lauded IU Libraries emphasis on data-focused initiatives to advance Open Access principles.
Dr. Halbert's lecture was one of many events celebrating the 2024 Open Access Week at Indiana University. Collaboratively, University Library in Indianapolis, IU Libraries Bloomington, the Ruth Lilly Medical Library and the IU East Library worked together to make the possibilities of open access more visible for the entire university.
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