Open Access


 Stian Håklev (CC BY)
 OISE, February 29, 2012
Traditional models
(traditional) Open Access

         Green OA
         Gold OA
Self-archive (green)
http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo
OA journals (gold)
Benefits
• article is available as much as a year earlier
• people all around the world, in all
  professions, have access
• even for people who have legal access, OA
  versions are usually easier to access
• all of the above lead to greater readership,
  better name recognition, more citations
  and opportunities
Can we do more?
MA thesis
http://reganmian.net/wiki/ref:mak2010blogs
Being an Open Scholar
Being an Open Scholar
Improves the quality of your research
Being an Open Scholar
     Improves the quality of your research

Increases your connections, reach, opportunities
Being an Open Scholar
     Improves the quality of your research

Increases your connections, reach, opportunities

       “Flattens” the world of academia
Being an Open Scholar
     Improves the quality of your research

Increases your connections, reach, opportunities

       “Flattens” the world of academia

    Don’t have to do all, but try some of it!
How do people find you?
How do people find you?
It takes time, but quality content gets recognized
How do people find you?
  It takes time, but quality content gets recognized

Comment on others’ blogs, retweet or answer Tweets
How do people find you?
  It takes time, but quality content gets recognized

Comment on others’ blogs, retweet or answer Tweets

               Conferences, hashtags
How do people find you?
  It takes time, but quality content gets recognized

Comment on others’ blogs, retweet or answer Tweets

               Conferences, hashtags

  Don’t be so afraid of putting out unfinished work
How do people find you?
  It takes time, but quality content gets recognized

Comment on others’ blogs, retweet or answer Tweets

               Conferences, hashtags

  Don’t be so afraid of putting out unfinished work

          Make it possible to “follow” you
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Multilingualism as an asset
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“Are we allowed to do that?”
Perspectives on bilingualism
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谢谢!Thank you!
shaklev@gmail.com
http://reganmian.net/blog
http://reganmian.net/wiki
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