CPDWL Webinar: Open Science Unveiled: Empowering Knowledge Sharing in the Digital Age
About the Webinar
Join us for an insightful webinar on Open Science, a transformative approach that champions transparency and collaboration in research. This session will illuminate the practicalities of implementing Open Science practices, including open access publishing and open data, and highlight their significant benefits for the scientific community.
We are honored to feature Wendy Hoi Yan WONG, an IFLA Big Data SIG member, a member of the IFLA Open Science and Scholarship Advisory Committee (OSSAC), and Senior Assistant Librarian (Scholarly Communication) at the Pao Yue-kong Library of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, along with Reid Boehm, Research Data Systems Manager at Purdue University, as our distinguished speakers for the event. Don’t miss the opportunity to gain valuable insights into the latest developments in Open Science within library services.
Participants will gain valuable insights into how libraries can drive this shift towards inclusivity and how information professionals can advocate for and support Open Science initiatives. Discover actionable strategies for embracing Open Science and enhancing global knowledge exchange.
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the IFLA Statement on Open Science and discover the freely accessible science databases available at the Library of Congress.
This session is organized in association with the following IFLA Regional Division Committees:
- Europe Regional Division Committee
- Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Division Committee
- Middle East and North Africa Regional Division Committee
- Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division Committee
- North-America Regional Division Committee
- Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee
Wendy Hoi-Yan WONG is the Senior Assistant Librarian (Scholarly Communication) at the Pao Yue-kong Library of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She was formerly the Research Data Librarian and CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow (Digital Scholarship) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Library. Wong has been responsible for establishing and providing research data service at the two Universities. She was awarded her Ph.D. degree in Music by CUHK and Master of Science in Library and Information Science by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Wong is currently a member of the Advisory Committee on Open Science and Scholarship and Big Data Special Interest Group at IFLA.
Reid Boehm is Research Data Systems Manager for Purdue University Libraries. She manages the Purdue University Research Repository, provides data management and sharing support for campus researchers, and works with collaborators and partners across campus in support of researchers. Reid earned a PhD in Information Science from the University of Tennessee and did a postdoctoral fellowship in data and software curation at the University of Notre Dame. Her research interest falls the intersection between the technical and human infrastructure for research data management, data repositories, and the study of interdisciplinary, collaborative networks.
Need assistance? For further information or inquiries, please contact Chair of IFLA CPDWL Section, Helen Chan via email at [email protected]