Open in order to… featured visionary ideas from inspirational speakers. The symposium explored influential scholarly communication initiatives, including digital humanities, open educational resources (OER), open science and data visualization. The symposium brought open access front and center, with presentations and discussions on its value and meaning for academics, researchers, and librarians.

Schedule

2017
Friday, October 27th
9:00 AM

Welcome Opening Remarks

Constantia Constantinou, Dean of University Libraries, Stony Brook University

Charles B. Wang Center

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM

Keynote Address: Open Education: Reducing Costs, Expanding Access, Improving Pedagogy

Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Research Coalition (SPARC)

Charles B. Wang Center

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
10:45 AM

Open Sciences & Biomedicine and the Acceleration of Research

Jessica Koos (Moderator), Health Sciences Librarian, Stony Brook University Libraries
Dr. Chrisa Arcan, Department of Family, Population & Preventative Medicine, Stony Brook University
Dr. Bruce Demple, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University
Dr. Thomas Woodson, Department of Technology and Society, Stony Brook University

Charles B. Wang Center

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
11:45 AM

Open Access Policy & OERs

Shafeek Fazal (Moderator), Associate Dean of Library Technology, Discovery & Digital Initiatives, Stony Brook University Libraries
Mark McBride, Library Senior Strategist, Office of Library & Information Services, State University of New York
Jennifer Kaari, Medical Librarian, Mount Sinai Health System
Darren Chase, Head of Scholarly Communication, Stony Brook University Libraries

Charles B. Wang Center

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
1:45 PM

Keynote Address: The Department of Sharing: Reclaiming Open Access’ Place in Academia

Elliot Harmon, Open Access, Copyright and Patent Law Activist, the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Charles B. Wang Center

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
2:45 PM

Open + Digital: Humanities & Social Sciences

Victoria Pilato (Moderator), Digital Projects Librarian, Stony Brook University Libraries
Peg Christoff, Senior Lecturer, Department of Asian & Asian American Studies, Stony Brook University
Anne Donlon, Community Manager of the Humanities Commons, Modern Language Association
Andrew Newman, Associate Professor, Department of English, Stony Brook University

Charles B. Wang Center

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
3:45 PM

Closing Remarks

Darren Chase, Head of Scholarly Communication, Stony Brook University Libraries

Charles B. Wang Center

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM