[Insight-users] OPEN ACCESS WEEK : DAY #4

Luis Ibanez luis.ibanez at kitware.com
Thu Oct 22 11:38:23 EDT 2009


                 http://www.openaccessweek.org/


Dr. Mark Walport, Wellcome Trust Director
Video At: http://vimeo.com/1865535

Holding a copy of the human genome in his hands,
Dr. Walport gives us the big picture on how open access
publishing benefits scientists and people all over the world.

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Sharon Terry, Patient Advocate
http://vimeo.com/1899536
Sharon Terry discusses access barriers in medical libraries
and how open access is necessary for patients and caregivers
to adequately learn about their own diseases.

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Diane Graves, Librarian
http://vimeo.com/1899985
Diane Graves talks about the current state of scholarship and
how open access can allow more people to participate and
democratize scholarship.

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André Brown, Grad Student
http://vimeo.com/1899429
André Brown gives us his perspective on access to research
papers and how open access can significantly increase the
efficiency of his work.


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All videos above are available under
Creative Commons Licenses.


For more videos on Open Access, see:
http://vimeo.com/oavideos


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