The open access panel featured the following panelists:
Souad Benloukil, CCRC, Senior Program Manager, UVA School of Nursing, Office for Nursing Research
Andrea H. Denton, MILS, Research & Data Services Manager, UVA Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
David Kashatus, PhD, Assistant Dean for Research, Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, UVA School of Medicine
David Mellor, PhD, Director of Policy, Center for Open Science
Sarah Ratcliffe, PhD, Associate Chair for Research, Director of the Division of Biostatistics, UVA Public Health Sciences Department
Kristen Schwendinger, JD, MPA, Director of Research Integrity and Ethics, UVA Office of the Vice President for Research
Following the presentations from the panelists, the Q&A session highlighted challenges such as handling and sharing large experimental data, cost negotiations, and publishing complexities.Several librarians from other University libraries and the manager of UVA's repository, Libra, spoke during the Q&A session. They are actively supporting their researchers and exploring long-term storage solutions for researchers through Libra.
As for the Health Sciences Library, Andrea Denton, Research & Data Services Manager at the Health Sciences Library, discussed the library’s support, which includes:
Assisting researchers in navigating open access options, including help with drafting data management plans and deposits to suitable repositories.
Continuously assessing how the OSTP Public Access Memo (aka Nelson Memo) will impact researchers across the institution.
Promoting awareness of available resources, such as grants for creating open access journals and textbooks.
Bart Ragon, the director of the Health Sciences Library and host of the panel discussion, stated that the event accomplished its purpose, which was to bring together the research community across Grounds to discuss the challenges of navigating the evolving academic research landscape. He expressed his hope that this event will become an annual tradition, supporting the International Open Access Week celebration and continuing to provide valuable insights and resources to the academic community.
On Wednesday, October 23rd, the Health Sciences Library hosted an Open Access and Research Symposium, which included a Research Resource fair and a panel discussion on Open Access, Federal Funder Requirements, and the Changing Nature of Science. The resource fair featured a variety of participants, including the Center for Open Science, Clinical Trial Office, Health Sciences Library, Integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV), Office of Sponsored Programs, Public Health Sciences, Research Computing, School of Medicine Office of Grants and Contracts, School of Medicine Research Core Administration, University Libraries, Vice President for Research Office, Office of Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs, and UVA Licensing & Ventures Group.
The open access panel featured the following panelists:
Following the presentations from the panelists, the Q&A session highlighted challenges such as handling and sharing large experimental data, cost negotiations, and publishing complexities. Several librarians from other University libraries and the manager of UVA's repository, Libra, spoke during the Q&A session. They are actively supporting their researchers and exploring long-term storage solutions for researchers through Libra.
As for the Health Sciences Library, Andrea Denton, Research & Data Services Manager at the Health Sciences Library, discussed the library’s support, which includes:
Continuously assessing how the OSTP Public Access Memo (aka Nelson Memo) will impact researchers across the institution.
Bart Ragon, the director of the Health Sciences Library and host of the panel discussion, stated that the event accomplished its purpose, which was to bring together the research community across Grounds to discuss the challenges of navigating the evolving academic research landscape. He expressed his hope that this event will become an annual tradition, supporting the International Open Access Week celebration and continuing to provide valuable insights and resources to the academic community.