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Scholarly Communications Workshops

Scholarly Communication Workshop Menu

Workshops can be scheduled for a school, department, or small group anywhere on campus or virtually. 

Contact Julia Rodriguez, Scholarly Communications Librarian ~ juliar@oakland.edu

  1. CHOOSING WHERE TO PUBLISH
    *Learn about impact factors, alternative metrics, and journal locater and evaluator tools. 

  1. AUTHOR RIGHTS, LICENSES & READING PUBLISHER’S AGREEMENTS
    *Learn how to retain your rights, and choose an appropriate use license.

  2. OPEN ACCESS (OA) PUBLISHING 
    *Lean why you should care about OA and how to determine legitimate publishers.

  3. INCREASING RESEARCH IMPACT - Getting your work noticed, cited, read
    *Learn about using social media and online profiles to increase your research impact.

  4. COMPLYING WITH PUBLIC ACCESS AND OPEN DATA MANDATES
    *Learn about grant agency and federal open access and data sharing requirements.

  5. KEEPING UP TO DATE WITH RESEARCH
    *Learn about research productivity tools and tracking publications in your field.

  6. TRACKING YOUR IMPACT - Citation searching & alternative metrics
    *Learn simple ways to track who cited you and methods for measuring broader impact.

  7. BUILDING ONLINE SCHOLARSHIP COLLECTION
    *Learn how to utilize tools to build a collection of faculty or graduate student scholarship.

  8. BEING A PUBLIC SCHOLAR – Using social media and other online platforms
    *Learn the basics of why and how to use social media platforms such as Twitter to engage with colleagues and the public.

  9. COPYRIGHT BASICS FOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING
    *Learn what is copyright protected and how to determine fair use.

  10. CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES – why, when & how to openly license your work
    *Learn how to apply CC licenses & how to appropriately use openly licensed content.