You are cordially invited to the following film screening and panel discussion to celebrate International Open Access Week. Documentary film: “Paywall: the business of scholarship" Date: Friday 26 October 2018 Time: 12:00-13:30 Venue: Auditorium, Stellenbosch University Library Presenters: Isabel Basson, Mimi Seyffert-Wirth & Paulette Talliard This
openly accessible documentary film has sparked interest among Open
Access advocates and academics alike, since its first screening earlier
this year. The hour-long documentary discusses the need for OA and
criticises the inflated profit margins of corporate academic publishers.
The film features discussions with a wide variety of researchers,
academics, editors and the creator of Sci-Hub. The screening of
the film will be followed by a panel discussion with audience
participation, facilitated by Isabel Basson (PhD student and researcher
at CREST – Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology),
Mimi Seyffert-Wirth (Manager: Digtial Scholarship) and Paulette Talliard
(Digital Scholarship Librarian). The presentation forms part of the Library's annual celebration of International Open Access Week. Please note:
The film will also be screened in the Medicine and Health Sciences
Library (Tygerberg Campus) on 26 October, 11:00-12:00, followed by a
discussion with Health Sciences Faculty Librarians.
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