Session Type
Event
Start Date
26-4-2022 2:00 PM
End Date
26-4-2022 2:40 PM
Abstract
As the academy is increasingly invested in making scholarship open, many practitioners have focused on open licensing as the defining legal mechanism for openness. While licenses are critical for removing many barriers of cost, open scholarship requires much more in order to meet its mission as ethical, inclusive, and impactful. Open and public scholarship requires intentional design for public engagement that leverages the full suite of permissions, exceptions, and limitations built into the law. In this session we will explore the legal and policy tools available to scholars and the opportunities they create to build a system of scholarly communication that is truly open and inclusive.
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From Paywalls to Public Works: Information Policy Infrastructure for More Inclusive and Impactful Scholarship
As the academy is increasingly invested in making scholarship open, many practitioners have focused on open licensing as the defining legal mechanism for openness. While licenses are critical for removing many barriers of cost, open scholarship requires much more in order to meet its mission as ethical, inclusive, and impactful. Open and public scholarship requires intentional design for public engagement that leverages the full suite of permissions, exceptions, and limitations built into the law. In this session we will explore the legal and policy tools available to scholars and the opportunities they create to build a system of scholarly communication that is truly open and inclusive.
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Will Cross is the Director of the Open Knowledge Center & Head of Information Policy at NC State University, an instructor in the UNC SILS, and an OER Research Fellow. Trained as a lawyer and librarian, he guides policy, speaks, and writes on open culture and navigating legal uncertainty.
As a course designer and presenter for ACRL, SPARC, and the Open Education Network, Will has developed training materials and workshops across the US and for international audiences from Ontario to Abu Dhabi. Will's current research focuses on the relationship between copyright literacy and open education. He serves as co-PI on four IMLS-funded projects including the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for OER, and Library Copyright Institute.