In January 2025, University Libraries will begin hosting a series of workshops to promote and educate the academic community on how to deposit on FAS and SHAREOK and the services we provide to support faculty in making their research more accessible. We proudly showcase our commitment to open scholarship through OU’s new campus-wide Open Access Policy, effective 2025. In this workshop you will learn about the: 

Brief Open Access Policy Overview. Then,  Description: Are you looking to boost your scholarly impact? OU Libraries partners with OU faculty, staff, departments, and organizations to publish peer-reviewed open access journals in research fields ranging from education, literature, and the arts, to social work and politics. Join us to learn about the FREE tools, resources, and ongoing support available to help you successfully create, publish, and manage your own journal, and make an impact in the scholarly community. For any questions, please contact the workshop instructor Scholarlycommunication@ou.edu.

Requirements

• Pre-requisites: none
• Software requirements: none
• Registration is: required
• We will hold this workshop at any registration count.

Accessibility

• Materials
  • The curriculum is freely available online at: https://libraries.ou.edu/open-ou
• Format
  • This workshop will be offered in-person.
  • Next semester, we will offer it in-person. 
• Scheduling
  • This workshop is offered every two weeks. 
  • We have no scheduled breaks during this one-hour workshop. 
• Captioning
  • Automatic captioning is not provided by default.
• Food/drinks 
  • Food and drinks are not provided.
  • Food and drinks are allowed in the classroom.
  • Water fountains are available on all floors.
  • Bizzell Memorial Library has a coffee shop on LL1 (hours may vary) and vending machines on LL1, in the hall east of LL118 (the community room).
• Restrooms
  • Gendered restrooms are available on the same floor.
  • Family restrooms are available on the same floor.
• For additional accommodations on the basis of disability, please contact the workshop instructor at Scholarlycommunication@ou.edu