Documentation:Digital Tattoo Curriculum/Open Access

Background

Digital Tattoo tutorial content:

• Open Access
• Publish
• What is a Publisher?

More useful sources:

• Open Access on eprints.org
• Online Authorship and Ownership

Theme[s]

Information on Open Access publishing and important questions to consider when publishing content through Open Access journals as well as definitions of what it means to be a publisher online.

Target Audience

University students and research professionals considering publishing work through the Open Access movement or anyone wanting more information on Open Access publishing.

Duration

1 hour

Goal

Learners will walk away with a beginning understanding of the terms Open Access, Scholarly Publishing, and the motivations behind the Open Access movement.

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Resources/Materials/Supplies

• pens and paper for all participants
• laptops (one for every pair)
• presenter computer and projector with sound (for video)
• Online Authorship and Ownership