"OPEN for CLIMATE JUSTICE"

International Open Access Week 2022

Appalachian State University

October 24 - 28, 2022

"Climate Justice is an explicit acknowledgement that the climate crisis has far-reaching effects, and the impacts are not being borne equally or fairly, between rich and poor, women and men, and older and younger generations."

Open Access Week.Org

Monday - Friday

Uncover the daily password

for a free cup of coffee

&

a chance to win an open access mug


Check Out What's Going on In Belk Library

"Openness can create pathways to more equitable knowledge sharing and serve as a means to address the inequities that shape the impacts of climate change and our response to them."

Open Access Week.Org


Monday, October 24

Password for a Free Coffee @ The Wired Scholar on Mon., Oct. 24

"Climate Justice for All"

(Present this passcode for a free drip coffee at the Wired Scholar, valid Monday, October 24th only)

“Paywall: The Business of Scholarship”
Monday, Oct. 24 @ 6:00 p.m.

Greenbrier Theater, Plemmons Student Union
Hosted by Office of Sustainability and University Libraries

Enjoy an evening at Greenbriar Theater watching this revealing documentary about the publishing world, while enjoying complimentary drinks and popcorn

Tuesday, October 25

Password for a Free Coffee @ Crossroads on Tues., Oct. 25

Open Access Paves the way to Equal Justice

Present this passcode for a free drip coffee at Crossroads, valid Tuesday, October 25th only)

“Angel of Alabama” Film and Guest Speaker

Tuesday, October 27 @ 7 p.m., Greenbrier Theater, Plemmons Student Union

Hosted by Office of Sustainability, Documentary Film Services

A mid-career investigator returns home in rural Alabama to support her mother's failing health. Amidst unusually rampant disease, she becomes a caretaker for her community until an unexpected diagnosis launches her investigation to heal her county

"Sharing knowledge is a human right, and tackling the climate crisis requires the rapid exchange of knowledge across geographic, economic, and disciplinary boundaries."

Open Access Week.Org.

Wednesday, October 26

Password for a Free Coffee @ Higher Grounds food truck (by duck pond) on Wed., Oct. 26

"Open Access, sustainability and diversity go hand in hand"

Present this passcode for a free drip coffee at the Higher Grounds food truck, valid Wednesday, October 26th only)

F.A.R.M. Cafe Lunch and Learn

1:30 p.m., F.A.R.M. Cafe, 617 W King St., Boone

Hosted by Belk Library

F.A.R.M. Cafe will feature Dr. Lee Ball, Appalachian's Chief Sustainability Officer, and Dr. Jamie Parson, Chief Diversity Officer, who will speak on the relationship between open access, sustainability and diversity.

Seating is limited: Register here: F.A.R.M. Cafe Lunch and Learn


Open Access to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry are conducted. It has direct and widespread implications for academia, medicine, science, industry, and for society as a whole. Open Access Week.Org


Thursday, October 27

Uncover the Password for a Free Coffee@ Hatchet Coffee (Roess Dining Hall) on Thursday, Oct. 27

Open Science can Save the Planet

(Present this passcode for a free drip coffee at Hatchet Coffee, valid Thursday, October 27th only)


Be Sure to Check Out What's on Display in the Library

Friday, October 28

Uncover the Password for a Free Coffee@ The Wired Scholar on Friday, October 28th

"Open Access Serves Humanity"

(Present this passcode for a free drip coffee at Wired Scholar, valid Friday, October 28th only)




Open Access Publishing Opportunities at App

Appalachian University has open access publishing arrangements with Wiley and Cambridge University Press, which waive the cost of APCs (article processing charges) for App affiliates who publish in their qualifying journals.


All Week Long in Belk Library:


Discover the Connection between Open Access and Climate Justice


Visit our "Open Access Petting Zoo" to learn about OER (open educational resources), the creative commons and handle print copies of OpenStax textbooks.


Check out books on climate justice, ranging from nonfiction and sci-fi classics to an array of exciting titles representing the hot new genre of cli-fi, including the novel Eleutheria by Allegra Hyde

Immerse yourself in Furnace & Fugue and Shadow Plays: Two extraordinary open access digital humanities texts that merge the past with the present in unprecedented form.


Faculty: Learn about App's ongoing partnerships with Wiley and Cambridge University Press to publish in Open Access journals with no APC charges!!