Open Access is a topic that affects researchers, scientists, faculty, students, teachers, librarians – anyone who cares about being able to access timely and scholarly information. In this video, physician Ida Sim talks about the importance of providing open and unrestricted access to scientific information through open access journals.

Ida Sim, Physician Scientist from Open Access Videos on Vimeo.

Open Access Week builds on the momentum started by the student-led national day of action in 2007 and carried by the 120 campuses in 27 countries that celebrated Open Access Day in 2008. 2008 organizers SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition), the PLoS (The Public Library of Science), and Students for FreeCulture welcome new key contributors for 2009: OASIS (the Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook); Open Access Directory (OAD); and eIFL.net (Electronic Information for Libraries), which will again spearhead events in developing and transitional countries.

The ASU Libraries are celebrating Open Access Week through exhibits at both Hayden and Noble Libraries on the Tempe campus. We were also excited to have three ASU faculty join us for a podcast to discuss open access issues and projects here at ASU!

For more information about Open Access, check out our Scholarly Communication LibGuide.

Stay tuned to the Library Channel this week for more Open Access Week videos!

• Monday: Welcome to Open Access Week!