UNM Celebrates Open Access all month long

For the fourth consecutive year, The University of New Mexico celebrates International Open Access Week from Oct. 20-26.

The University Libraries, Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center and the Law Library have collaborated to bring exciting and fun events all throughout the month of October to shed light on open access issues and projects.

International Open Access week celebrates the benefits of free, immediate, online access to scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use materials as needed.

Open Access is the free, immediate and online publication of research articles that are openly licensed and digitally accessible. At its core, Open Access publishing is a social justice issue that aims to make research more accessible to the greater public. Open Access scholarly publishing is related to Open Educational Resources (OER) in that they share similar licensing and ideology. OER materials provide students and teachers with free access to educational materials. OERs can significantly reduce the costs students spend on textbooks and other course materials. The UNM OER Initiative seeks to lower college costs for UNM students by encouraging and supporting UNM faculty with resources to adopt quality open materials in their courses.

This year's theme asks "Who Owns our Knowledge?" which encourages a candid conversation about how communities can reassert control over the knowledge they produce.

Please find a list of the UNM Open Access Week events below. The event list consists of in-person and online formats. Visit the event's website for more information about OER and Open Access Week.

Oct. 1 - 31 | Poster Display Showcasing OER at UNM

Zimmerman Library, 1^st floor lobby | No registration required

The University of New Mexico is proud to showcase the innovative work of faculty who are transforming teaching and learning through Open Educational Resources (OER).

From Oct. 1 - Oct. 31, a special poster display will be featured inside Zimmerman Library's North Entrance. Visitors will be able to explore posters highlighting 12 different UNM classes currently using OER, spanning disciplines from Chemistry to Art History, World Literature, Architecture, Swahili and more.

Oct. 6, noon - 1 p.m. | Showcasing Scholarship: A Tour of UNM's Digital Repository

Online | Register at: https://libcal.health.unm.edu/calendar/events/OA_Repository

This session will provide faculty, researchers and students with an overview of the newly redesigned UNM Digital Repository, including:

• A virtual tour of the refreshed interface and improved navigation
• An overview of how the repository supports open access and public scholarship at UNM
• Guidance on how to upload scholarly and creative works
• Tips on increasing the visibility and long-term impact of your contributions

Speakers:
Raelynn Richardson is the library service coordinator for digital initiatives and scholarly communication in the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico.

Laura J. Hall is the division head of Resources, Archives & Discovery at the University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (HSLIC).

Oct. 9, 1 p.m. | Identifying Open Access Practices in Librarianship Journals

Online | Register at: https://libcal.unm.edu/event/15432721

Do librarianship journals really practice the values of open access? Librarians Blair Solon and Jennifer Jordan will present findings from their recent publication, "Identifying Open Access Practices in Librarianship Journals." While librarians have long championed open access publishing, this study reveals varying inconsistencies and gaps in how journals actually apply these principles. From transparency challenges to uneven policies, this research presents a snapshot of the situation and why this is important to scholarly communication. Come to this exciting talk to hear more about librarianship journal open access policies.

Speakers:
Blair Solon is an assistant professor and collection analysis librarian at The University of New Mexico University Libraries.

Jennifer Jordan works as an open educational resource (OER) librarian in the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences.

Oct. 13, 1 p.m. | Open Access 101

Online | Register at: https://libcal.health.unm.edu/calendar/events/openaccess_101

The Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center is pleased to offer Open Access Publishing 101. This session will provide researchers and scholars with basic information about open access publishing, including:

• Models and paths to Open Access
• Funding options such as article processing charges, publisher/transformative agreements, and including as a line item in grant proposals
• How these options may influence selection of scholarly output
• Open access publishing options currently available at UNM including existing publisher agreements and the UNM Digital Repository will also be discussed.

Speakers:
Robyn M. Gleasner is the resource management librarian for the Resources Archives and Discovery Unit at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center.

Oct. 15, noon - 12:30 p.m. | Understanding the NIH Public Access Policy

Online | Register at: https://libcal.health.unm.edu/event/15415794

Are you doing National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research or applying for an NIH grant? Recent changes to the NIH Public Access Policy-created to increase equitable access to funded research-could impact your publications. In this workshop, we will briefly review the requirements of the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy, which applies to all peer-reviewed journal manuscripts from NIH-funded research accepted for publication on or after July 1, 2025.

Speakers:
Danielle Maurici-Pollock, Ph.D., is the research data specialist at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center.

Oct. 21, 11 a.m. - noon | Practicing Open Research: Graduate Student Workshop

Graduate Commons, Zimmerman Library | Register at: https://libcal.unm.edu/event/15420849

This session is specifically designed for graduate students! We'll tackle practices that support you in creating research that is findable, accessible, and replicable:

• Registering studies before you begin
• Federal mandates for open research
• Tips for contacting researchers for data sharing
• Re-using other studies' data
• Planning for Open Access publishing
• Quick Tools-for-You run through

Speakers:
Margo Gustina, Ph.D., is research and data services librarian for the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences.

Oct. 21 & 22, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Open Access Week: Book Fair

Smith Plaza | No registration needed

Join UNM OER and the Friends of the Public Library for a free book giveaway! The Friends will bring a wide selection of books for UNM students to take home. Stop by to:

• Pick up a free book to enjoy.
• Learn how OA and OER are transforming access to knowledge.
• Explore how open licensing makes it possible to reuse and remix educational and research materials.
• Get details on other Open Access Week events happening across campus.

Oct. 22 & 23, 7 p.m. | Opening the Canon: Copyright, Access, and Creativity

The Guild Cinema | No registration needed

Join us for a lively evening of film, conversation, and discovery on Oct. 22-23 at the Guild Cinema in Albuquerque at 7 p.m. each day. On Oct. 22, Bryan Konefsky of Basement Films will guide a discussion on copyright, open access, creativity and the art of working within a canon. He will also introduce the three films:

• Steamboat Willie: Mickey Mouse's first sound cartoon, newly in the public domain.
• Steamboat Bill, Jr. starting Buster Keaton, the film that inspired Disney's steamboat adventure.

• Citizen Mickey by Salise Hughes: A Basement Films gem reimagining the mouse we all know.

On the 23^rd, the event will feature only a screening of the three films, with no discussion. This event will explore how works move from private ownership into the public domain, and what that means for creators, educators, and the public. The event will conclude with an open Q&A session with Konefsky. This event is free and open to the public. Opening the Canon is created through the support of the New Mexico Open Educational Resources Consortium, University Libraries, New Mexico Library Association, and Basement Films, which has been around for 35 years supporting underrepresented forms of media.

Oct. 24, 11 a.m. - noon | Open Science Framework: Research Management & Repository

Zimmerman Library, B30 | Register here: https://libcal.unm.edu/event/15420851

Track progress! Publish study registrations! Share protocols, instruments, data, and markdown files! Collaborate! Show the research products beyond your final publications in a single cross-study linked platform that ties your work from study design through pre-pub all in one place. Workshop participants will:

• Tour the platform
• See how to create a research home that is both useful for managing multiple components AND engaging to people learning more about your work
• Discuss small shifts to make open and transparent research a regular part of your research practice

Speakers:
Margo Gustina, Ph.D., is research and data services librarian for the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences.

Oct. 29, noon - 1 p.m. | Data Horror Stories

Online | Register here: https://libcal.health.unm.edu/event/15415990

Disappearing data! Unreadable ancient files! Ordinary researchers losing hours of their time trapped in data nightmares! This Halloween week, join UNM HSLIC's Research Data Specialist for an hour of spine-tingling, hair-raising data horror stories...and some advice to prevent them from happening to you. Feel free to lurk or bring some data horror stories of your own to share. Beware: This session is not for the faint of heart.

Speakers:
Danielle Maurici-Pollock, Ph.D., is the research data specialist at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center.