Highlighting Underrepresented Voices Via Open Access: A Panel Discussion
Location
Central Library - Parlor (6th Floor)
Start Date
24-10-2018 12:00 PM
End Date
24-10-2018 1:30 PM
Description
Join us for this informative discussion focused on the collaborative work of UTA Libraries Publishing Program and UTA students and faculty that spotlights historically underrepresented voices in scholarly publications. Dr. Visnak will moderate the program and provide a broad overview of open access and how it increases the diversity of voices in the scholarly record. Dr. Reinhardt will describe the important work of the McNair Scholars Program, which prepares undergraduates from low-income/first-generation or under-represented backgrounds to enter the professoriate, and introduce three featured McNair Scholar speakers who will be published in this year’s edition of the UTA McNair Scholars Research Journal. Dr. Watson will discuss her work as coeditor on the journal Publication of the Afro-Latin American Research Association (PALARA), which until 2017 was a subscription-based print-only journal. Both journals are now published as open access titles in digital format by the UTA Libraries Mavs Open Press, and panelists will discuss their experiences with and thoughts on how open access can lead to greater diversity and opportunities for both authors and readers of scholarly works.
Recommended Citation
Visnak, Kelly; Reinhardt, Steven G.; and Watson, Sonja, "Highlighting Underrepresented Voices Via Open Access: A Panel Discussion" (2018). Open Access Week. 8.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/oaweek/2018/1/8
Highlighting Underrepresented Voices Via Open Access: A Panel Discussion
Central Library - Parlor (6th Floor)
Join us for this informative discussion focused on the collaborative work of UTA Libraries Publishing Program and UTA students and faculty that spotlights historically underrepresented voices in scholarly publications. Dr. Visnak will moderate the program and provide a broad overview of open access and how it increases the diversity of voices in the scholarly record. Dr. Reinhardt will describe the important work of the McNair Scholars Program, which prepares undergraduates from low-income/first-generation or under-represented backgrounds to enter the professoriate, and introduce three featured McNair Scholar speakers who will be published in this year’s edition of the UTA McNair Scholars Research Journal. Dr. Watson will discuss her work as coeditor on the journal Publication of the Afro-Latin American Research Association (PALARA), which until 2017 was a subscription-based print-only journal. Both journals are now published as open access titles in digital format by the UTA Libraries Mavs Open Press, and panelists will discuss their experiences with and thoughts on how open access can lead to greater diversity and opportunities for both authors and readers of scholarly works.