Over the past few years NIH and NSF funding agencies have started to require that the results of funded research be made publicly accessible, with recent changes to immediately upon publication with no embargo.  There has also been a move to make scholarship Open Access (OA). This session will cover some of the history as well as what the similarities and differences are to public access and open access. Using this information, attendees will be able to comply with these mandates as they disseminate their funded research findings.

This session is part of the University Libraries Health Sciences Libraries (HSLs) “HSLs Quick Tips & Tricks 3-2-1” series (Third Tuesday, One Topic).  These are 30-minute sessions held via Zoom on the 3^rd Tuesday of the month.  To accommodate different schedules, they are held twice on that day, once at 12:15pm and again at 5:15pm. 

Each month will cover a specific topic that relates to the information and/or scholarly landscape.  While some topics will have themes that carry across months, each session is designed to be a stand-alone focus on a topic within that theme.

These sessions will include activities and engaged discussions, so attendees become more familiar with the content and are able to immediately put the information and skills covered into practice. While the examples used in these sessions are geared towards those in the health sciences, anyone who has an interest in the topic is welcome to attend.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility@groups.office365.vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.