This yearly event includes short presentations, poster exhibition about the different services that you can use with regards to Open Access such as funding, Opus document server and Open Access journals.
Open Access Publication Fund
For Open Access publication projects, such as journal articles, the article processing charges (APCs) are eligible to be financed through the Publication Fund of Passau University Library, if all funding conditions are met.
OPUS Passau
All members of the University of Passau can publish academic articles on an Open Access basis using the OPUS document server. These articles are then available throughout the world and retrievable from search engines and catalogues. If you are a doctoral researcher, this means that OPUS allows you to swiftly discharge your doctoral thesis publication requirement while keeping costs low. Details: www.opus4.kobv.de/opus4-uni-passau
Open Journal Systems
The software Open Journal Systems allows for the publication and management of one's own Open Access journals. This program maps out the entire work-flow of publishing a journal. The University Library supports journal projects with a full range of services, e.g. with managing metadata or migration projects.
Schedule of the presentations:
Open Access Basics
Monday, 22 October, 1:50 p.m.
Citizen Science und Open Access
Tuesday, 23 October, 1:50 p.m.
Open Access for Students
Wednesday, 24 October, 1:50 p.m.
ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) ? Distinguish yourself in three easy steps
Thursday, 25 October, 1:50 p.m.
For queries, you may contact Michael Zweier at 1604, michael.zweier@uni-passau.de or Marius Sarmann at 1691, marius.sarmann@uni-passau.de.