Many of the teaching materials we produce at the University could be published in open access. Open access publication of teaching materials can bring many benefits for both teachers and students. Materials can be shared without issues, updated or revised, and collaborative work becomes much easier. The visibility of these materials, and consequently their authors, also increases. But it’s not all advantages: some challenges may also arise. Therefore, it’s important to understand in detail the implications of this distribution method, so we can maximize its benefits while minimizing potential problems.

To understand these implications, we need to briefly review how intellectual property legislation applies, how authorship is treated, what distribution licenses we should use, and how to indicate that we’re publishing our materials openly. So let’s discuss all these matters, and more: each type of material (bibliographic materials, images, audio, videos, computer programs, etc.) has its own particularities.

And we can’t only publish our own works in open access - we can also reuse others’ works when preparing our teaching materials. That’s why we’ll also talk about how to locate open access works we can reuse, how to ensure we’re allowed to reuse them, and how to properly acknowledge their authorship.

That’s why OfiLibre will explore on Tuesday, November 16 from 1pm to 2pm the reasons for doing this and the potential advantages and challenges. But most importantly, we’ll examine in detail what open access publication entails and what we need to do with our materials if we want to publish them openly. The presentation will be via videoconference, and you can find details on how to connect on the event information page.

So if you want to learn more about open access publishing, free licenses, Creative Commons, finding reusable resources, open archives… join us!

This is an activity organized by OfiLibre at URJC in collaboration with other university offices related to free knowledge, as part of the activities of the Free Knowledge Council.

The presentation will be held via videoconference in the Council Room of the University of Zaragoza’s BigBlueButton. All you need to join is a web browser.

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