This year, the McMaster Health Sciences Library will be celebrating Open Access throughout the month of October. We are offering the following “snack chats” (15 minutes each) on the following topics relating to Open Access:

What is Open Access?

“Open-access literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions” (Suber, 2015). Join us to discuss how this definition applies to you and your research. 

How to identify an Open Access journal

This session will introduce you to tools to assist you in identifying Open Access journals relevant to your research.

Criteria to consider when selecting a journal to publish in

It can be difficult to decide where to publish. Using Open Access journals, learn about criteria that can be used to help guide your decision.

Beyond Open Access: Using Wikipedia to disseminate your findings

Ensure your work is cited in the world’s largest encyclopedia and most heavily used online health information resource with the help of a Wikipedia expert in the health sciences library.

Please click here to register.