John Willinsky

Khosla Family Professor of Education at Stanford University, Director of the Public Knowledge Project

A presentation on the two-decade rise of open access publishing models, setting out the open access story of global impact, top-ranked journals, fee and no-fee journals, mega-journals, academic freedom and scholar-publishers, and, yes, "predatory OA publishers." John Willinsky has been studying this opening of research and scholarship for the last fifteen years, while actively contributing to its development.

Mimi Calter

Assistant University Librarian & Chief of Staff

Please join Tom Cramer, the libraries' Chief Technology Strategist; Amy Hodge, Science Data Librarian; and Mimi Calter, AUL & Chief of Staff, on November 8th to learn more about the SDR, your current options for depositing in the system, data preservation and security, tools for access, and future plans for the SDR and for data storage at Stanford.

Amy Collier

Director for Technology and Teaching, Office of the Vice Provost for Online Learning

For many in higher education, the topic of open learning prompts questions of the opportunities and limitations offered by educational and online technologies. In this session, Amy Collier will outline these opportunities and limitations as they relate to core functions in Stanford's mission. Amy will also discuss what Stanford is currently doing with online learning and areas ripe for faculty exploration.