Daniel Hook to Address Carnegie Mellon University during #OpenAccessWeek

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As part of the international celebrations to mark Open Access Week (24-30th October) Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are hosting a number of events to encourage debate and discussion about the future of open access. CMU has set out strategic plans for its libraries, with commitments to curating its data, publications, software, and other products of the research process. By developing an infrastructure built around information specialists as partners in research, teaching, and learning, CMU aims to become a leader in the best practice of scholarly communication.

Our CEO, Daniel Hook, has been invited to take part in a session titled:

‘Curating the Scholarly Record: The Development of the Scholarly Information Ecosystem at Carnegie Mellon University’

When: Wednesday, October 26 – 5:00-6:30pm

Where: McKenna Room, Cohon University Center, CMU

Follow Daniel: @danielintheory 

Alongside University Libraries Dean, Keith Webster, Daniel will discuss the components that will build the scholarly information ecosystem at CMU.

According to CMU, attendees can expect to learn more on:

• How to describe, store, and share your data
• Make your scholarly outputs more openly accessible
• Understand how funding agencies support research in your field
• Understand how your work is reported in newspapers, social media, and online academic services