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Open Access Week at NJIT Library

Monday, October 20, 2025

Open Access Information Table Flyer
In-Person

Open Access Information Table

Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Location: CAB Lobby

Stop by the CAB Lobby to celebrate our Open Access Week 2025 Kickoff event! Our librarians will be at the table to share more about what Open Access is, why you should be excited about it, and how you can benefit from it! Anyone is welcome to stop by and ask questions.

Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Undergrads

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OER Ins and Outs Cat Flyer
In-Person

Open Educational Resources: Ins and Outs

Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: CAB 1050

Interested in free or low-cost materials for your courses? Learn about Open Educational Resources (OER) during Open Access Week. This information session will highlight the basics of finding, choosing, using, or adapting OER in your instruction.

Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Who Owns Our Knowledge Panel Flyer
Online

Who Owns Our Knowledge? A Panel on Read & Publish Agreements ACM, Elsevier, MDPI, and Springer Nature

Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Online (Zoom)

Join us for a panel discussion with representatives from major academic publishers (ACM, Elsevier, MDPI, Springer Nature) to learn how NJIT’s Read & Publish agreements support Open Access publishing. Learn how to make your research more visible—without paying individual article processing charges (APCs).

Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students

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Open Access Jeopardy Flyer
In-Person

Open Access Jeopardy

Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: CAB 1050 (Research Help Area)

Take a study break, grab some tea, and learn about Open Access resources all at once! Free tea will be available to all who participate and you may just win a prize if you answer a question correctly. Come and go as you need to!

Audience: Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Open Access Vendor Fair Flyer
In-Person

Open Access Vendor Fair

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Location: CAB Lobby

Stop by the Van Houten Library to meet some of our database vendors and learn about ways they work with NJIT to provide Open Access publishing to our authors! Get product demonstrations from their representatives and maybe even some swag!

Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Undergrads

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Paywall Movie Flyer
In-Person

Paywall: The Business of Scholarship

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Location: CAB 2032

Join us for a screening of the fascinating documentary, "Paywall: The Business of Scholarship" to learn about the high costs surrounding so much of academic publishing and how Open Access advocates argue to make those resources more accessible.

Two Screenings:
• 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
• 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Audience: All are welcome

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Open Access and AI Flyer
In-Person / Online

Open Access and Artificial Intelligence

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Location: CAB 2032

This presentation is for the entire university community, whether you're an undergraduate starting a capstone, a doctoral candidate writing your dissertation, or a researcher working on your next publication. We will highlight a few specialized AI assistants and tools designed to be more targeted than general consumer tools. We'll show you how to integrate these tools into your workflow to streamline your research, paying special attention to the discovery of open access (OA) scholarly publications. We will also discuss responsible use of these tools, how to understand what information is discoverable with them, and things to think about if you want to publish OA while keeping AI training in mind.

Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Undergrads

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Zotero Workshop Flyer
In-Person

Zotero Workshop

Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: CAB 1050

Are you tired of formatting references by hand? Zotero can help you with that and more – it can help you manage and develop your research library. Join us for an in-person workshop in the library (CAB 1050) to learn more about this Open Access resource. This interactive session will help you learn the basics you need to build your own research library and save a lot of time better spent on other aspects of your writing. If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, welcome! Please email library@njit.edu with the title of the event at least 5 days prior to the event.

Audience: Graduate Students, Undergrads

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OER Ins and Outs Cat Flyer
Online

Open Educational Resources: Ins and Outs

Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Online

Interested in free or low-cost materials for your courses? Learn about Open Educational Resources (OER) during Open Access Week. This information session will highlight the basics of finding, choosing, using, or adapting OER in your instruction. If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, welcome! Please email library@njit.edu with the title of the event at least 5 days prior to the event to let us know!

Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students

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Friday, October 24, 2025

Pizza and Predatory Publishing Flyer
In-Person / Online

Pizza and Predatory Publishing Workshop

Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Location: CAB 2032

It's vital to know the difference between a quality Open Access journal to publish with versus a predatory journal parading as one! Join us for a slice of pizza on us to learn how to tell the difference with one of our Research and Instruction Librarians, Jill Lagerstrom. Registration is required.

Audience: Graduate Students, Undergrads

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Open Access Office Hours Flyer
In-Person / Online

Open Access Office Hours

Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Location: CAB 1026

Dr. Chatterjee will be holding open office hours for faculty and graduate students to talk about open access, publishing, scholarly communication, and making your work more visible. Whether you’re choosing a journal, navigating publishing agreements, or exploring OA options at NJIT, this is a space to ask questions and share ideas.

Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students

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