Open Access Week is October 22-28, 2012. The University Libraries is presenting “Extending Access to the Scholarship on JSTOR,” by Jason Phillips, Director of Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships for ITHAKA, on Wednesday, October 24th. There will be a reception at 6:00 p.m. in rooms 1310-1311, followed by the program at 6:30 p.m.

Jason leads JSTOR and Portico's library relationships, working with the global library community to provide archival, managed preservation, strategic research, and access services to JSTOR, Portico, and ITHAKA S+R.

He speaks at conferences on issues related to scholarly publishing, extending access to content important to scholarly work, and the effect of technology on teaching and learning. Jason holds an MBA from American University and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Library Science degree from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

This event is free, but seating is limited. Please make a reservation before October 19th by calling Fern McDougal at 683-4146, or email to fmcdouga@odu.edu

Come to Room 1306, Learning Commons at Perry Library, on Saturday, October 20, 10:30am - noon for a workshop on "Using Google Scholar and Google Books for Your Academic Research." Learn advanced techniques in Google, Google Scholar, and Google Books to find sources appropriate for academic research. Soon you'll be "Googling to the Max!"

Contact Karen Vaughan at kvaughan@odu.edu to register.