A Week of Open Access at the University of Puerto Rico

The Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies (GSIST), the Library and Information Science Library of the Library System and the Information and Technologies Resources Center at the Natural Sciences College, of the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, cordially invite all of you to attend the week celebration of Open Access, October 19-23, 2009.

The following organizations are co-hosting the week of presentations on campus:

* GSiST/UPR Student Council
* Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL), Puerto Rico Chapter
* Alumni Asssociation of the GSIST (ASEGRABCI)
* Center of Academic Excellence, Office of the Dean of Academic Studies and the Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies
* Librarians Society of Puerto Rico (SBPR)
* Beta Beta Kappa, Puerto Rico Chapter of Beta Phi Mu

Monday, October 19

1:00 - 2:30 P.M. Room 313 GSIST/UPR.

Digital University repositories / Repositorios Digitales de universidades , Videoconference with Prof. Dorothea Salo, Digital Repository Librarian , Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin, Madison Campus

3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Room 313 GSIST/UPR
Open access through institutional and thematic repositories: the cases of E-LIS (Eprints in Library and Information Science) and RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Videoconference with Prof. José Manuel Barrueco, Librarian, Social Sciences Library, University of Valencia, Spain


Tuesday, October 20

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 M. Room 313 GSIST/UPR
What is Freeculture.org, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Chapter, and the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Chapter. Panel presentation with Prof. Gabriel Joel Pérez, UPR Mayagüez Campus and Dr. Juan “Tito” Meléndez and Dr. Carlos Suárez-Balseiro, UPR, Río Piedras Campus.

Co-sponsored by the Librarians Society of Puerto Rico (SBPR)

1:00 -4:00 P.M. Room 313 GSIST/UPR.
The Agriculture Digital Repository at the Agriculture Experiment Station Library. And, DSpace: An open content management program. Presented by Prof. Liz M.Pagan-Santana (Agricultural Experiment Station Library, UPR/Mayaguez), Prof. Pura Centeno-Alayon (Information and Technologies Resources Center at the Natural Sciences Faculty UPR/Rio Piedras) Dr. Carlos Suarez-Balseiro and Mr. Juan Pablo Delerme-Ayala (GSIST/UPR)

Co-sponsored by the GSiST/UPR Student Council.


Wednesday, October 21
2:00- 4:00 P.M. Room 313 GSIST/UPR
Creative Commons and the development of an Open Access Culture; The impact of the Creative Commons licenses on Open Access: Challenges and opportunities to develop an open ecosystem. Presentation by Prof. Chloe Goeras-Santos, Esq., Creative Commons Co-Founder in Puerto Rico, Law School, University of Puerto Rico, with students of the Law Cybernetic Clinic: Julio Guzman, Pedro Lopez, Sharon Maldonado and Luz Molinelli.

Co-sponsored by the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL), Puerto Rico Chapter.

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Aula 313 EGCTI
Open access, the government information within the digital government movement and the flux of information in Puerto Rico. Presented by Dr. Jose Sánchez-Lugo, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies.

Co-sponsored by the Alumni Asssociation of the GSIST (ASEGRABCI).


Thursday, October 22

8:30 A.M. - 12:00 M. Place: Natural Sciences Bldg, Phase 1, Amphitheater A-211, UPR, Rio Piedras

The development of repositories, intellectual freedom and open access to information: panel, with Mrs. Mariluz Frontera, Director of Intellectual Property Office, University of Puerto Rico and Dr. Carlos Suarez-Balseiro, Assistant professor, GSIST/UPR.

The Institutional repository of the University of Puerto Rico. Presented by Prof. Purisima Centeno-Alayon, Librarian, Information and Technologies Resources Center, Natural Sciences Faculty, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus.

Co-sponsored by the Center of Academic Excellence, Office of the Dean of Academic Studies and the Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies.


2:00 - 4:00 P.M.
The development of an Open Access Culture
With the participation of Dr. Mario Nuñez-Molina, Psychology Department, Coordinator of the Education through Internet Center, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Dr. José Mari Mutt, Biology Deparment, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; and Dr. Carlos Suarez-Balseiro, Assistant Professor GSIST/UPR, Coordinator of the Observatory of Information Studies, Moderator.

Co-sponsored by Beta Beta Kappa, Puerto Rico Chapter of Beta Phi Mu.