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SUMMARY:Why 'open' matters: the importance of global knowledge
DESCRIPTION:Two talks focusing on two different organisations that are 
 helping to make global access to knowledge more open and equitable.   Nick 
 Sheppard and Professor Chrissi Nerantzi from The Knowledge Equity Network\, 
 will talk about the aims of the network and the role of open access.  Carol 
 Hollier from Research4Life\, will discuss the mission\, aims and goals of 
 how Research4Life brings access and content to developing countries and the 
 importance of academic and professional partnerships. \n\nThe Knowledge 
 Equity Network is a collaborative community of engaged institutions\, 
 organisations and individuals across the world\, that acts intentionally to 
 change the way we share knowledge. Their network works to tackle global 
 challenges through opening access to groundbreaking research and education. 
  \n\nResearch4life provides institutions in low-income countries with 
 online access to academic and professional peer reviewed content.  Its 
 mission is to build an inclusive\, diverse and equitable scholarly 
 communications environment.  Access to a wide pool of trusted research 
 information is essential for well -informed and up-t to -date research and 
 teaching materials.  \n\nNick Sheppard (Open Research Advisor) and Prof. 
 Chrissi Nerantzi (Professor in Creative and Open Education) are both Senior 
 Leads for the Knowledge Equity Network (KEN) and work for the University of 
 Leeds. The University of Leeds is a Co-Founder of the Knowledge Equity 
 Network.    \n\nCarol Hollier (Sciences Reference and Outreach Librarian) 
 at University of Iowa\, has been involved with Research4Life for many 
 years.  \n\nDaniel Dollar (Associate University Librarian for Scholarly 
 Resources) at Yale University represents Yale as a founding partner of 
 Research4Life and is co-chair of the Research4Life Fundraising Committee.
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Hannah Crago":MAILTO:h.crago@essex.ac.uk
CATEGORIES:Open Research Week
CONTACT;CN="Hannah Crago":MAILTO:h.crago@essex.ac.uk
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URL:https://libcal.essex.ac.uk/event/4465364
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