Deakin Scholars Week October 20-24 A series of FREE events to help you build your research profile and raise awareness of innovation in open research Deakin University Library presents a series of free events to help you build your research profile and to raise awareness of innovation in open research. Recognising International Open Access Week, the program features a range of speakers and topics, tailored to meet your needs. Join us at one of the many events being held throughout the week. Building your academic reputation: impact, reach and value Open access to research: policies, practice and opportunities. Waurn Ponds Campus - 21 Oct 2014 9:30am - 11:00am Burwood Campus - 20 Oct 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm Musings of an Online Academic Waurn Ponds Campus - 23 Oct 2014 1:00pm - 2:00pm - The Use of Social Media for Teaching, Research and Community Engagement Dr Melanie J Thomson, Lecturer, School of Medicine and Researcher in the Molecular and Medical Research Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University Open Research World Building your brand with social media Dr Yvonne Lai, Senior Grants Officer, Deakin University Research and Bernadette Lingham, Manager of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Library Services, Deakin University Library - Practical tips for time poor researchers Jo Dalvean, Manager Research Analysis and Reporting, Deakin University Research Your online presence - What (alt)metrics may mean for you - Australian funder mandates, Deakin policy and open publishing opportunities Should you sign on the dotted line? - Negotiating Authors’ Rights and Keeping Creative Commons in Mind Astrid Bovell, Copyright Manager, Deakin University Library Josipa Crnic, Scholarly Services Librarian, Deakin University Library Burwood Campus - 23 Oct 2014 9:30am - 11:00am Raising research visibility in a social world Dr Euan Ritchie, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Burwood Campus - 21 Oct 2014 1:00pm - 2:30pm Waurn Ponds Campus - 22 Oct 2014 1:00pm - 2:30pm The theory and practice of academe online Open Research Data Kim Barbour, School of Communication & Creative Arts, Deakin University Dr. Christopher McAvaney, Director eResearch, Deakin University and Chris Rawson, Research Librarian, Deakin University Library Sketching it out - how doodling communicates science Jacquie Tran, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University The Open Journal Project: towards universal access in research Engineers Without Borders Australia The Open Journal Project is an innovation of the Engineers Without Borders Institute - a not-for-profit organisation that works to alleviate poverty through humanitarian and sustainable development projects. Waurn Ponds Campus - 24 Oct 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm The Open Journal Project - Towards universal access in research Julian O'Shea, Director, Engineers Without Borders Australia Institute and Nick Brown, Research Coordinator, Engineers Without Borders Australia Institute Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B Open Research Data Registrations are essential, to register, email [email protected] with the event or session you would like to attend including your name and contact details. The benefits of sharing research data to the research community are the facilitation of greater research collaboration, the reapplication of your data to support new research and establishing trust in the reliability of research. Benefits to individuals who share their data include the leveraging of assets created in the process of research, recognition for the data sets that you have created and the ability to collect citations to your research data. The Evolving Scholarly Record All Campuses - 22 Oct 2014 9.30 am - 10.00 am Brian Lavoie - Research Scientist at OCLC Research, USA The Evolving Scholarly Record explores recent changes in modes and emphases of scholarly communication, changes which reflect a shifting center of gravity from the journal-centric model to alternatives (e.g., deposit in repositories for open access), the trend toward collaborations that go beyond institutional boundaries, and scholars' embrace of social media. Library