OpenCon community calls give a chance for you to learn what's happening in open research and education around the world, share what you're doing and find collaborators and opportunities.  During this month's call, we'll be talking about "Big Deal" journal subscription packages (a large collection of electronic journals, bundled and sold by publishers to libraries). 

Jane Schmidt will give an introduction on what big deals are and why they persist. Heidi Laine & Corina Logan will speak about on campus action to organize against big deals.  We'll then have a discussion on how students, early career researchers, and librarians can tackle big deals. 

Call Agenda

You can find all the proposed agendas and minutes from the community calls in one place, right here. The best way to share this link is with: http://bit.ly/OpenConCommunityCalls

Joining details

To join the conference call from your computer, go to https://www.uberconference.com/SPARCconference. 

To join the conference by phone within the US, dial 855 277 1599.  To join the conference by phone outside of the US, see https://www.uberconference.com/international.  This page provides local dial-in numbers for 50 countries.  If available, you can dial into the local number for your country then enter our conference line information when prompted (phone number: 855 277 1599).  If a local dial-in number isn’t available for your country, we suggest you either login from your computer using the instructions above or dial the US number using Skype.
Beware, calls are minuted and possibly recorded! What happens in community calls, doesn't stay in community calls. 

What to expect

Community calls are always friendly, and we love new faces. The more you participate, the more you'll get out of it! No doubt there will be a lot of this too. 

When

January 25, 2017 at 12:00pm - 1pm
Eastern Time (US & Canada) local time

Hosts

Joe McArthur
Assistant Director of the Right to Research Coalition, and the person to speak to about OpenCon Satellites and Community work. Co-founder of the Open Access Button.
Karin Purshouse
Nick Shockey
@SPARC_NA Director of Programs & Engagement, @Open_Con Organizer. He/Him.

Contact

Joe ·