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Next week is Open Access Week. Open Access Week is a global event which is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.

As part of Open Access Week. the library at Queen’s University Belfast is hosting a one day colloquium on 21st October, 13:00–17:00 (London Time) in the auditorium of the McClay Library in Belfast.

One of the co-leads of the Open Access Button, David is speaking at the colloquium at 1615 (London Time) about the Open Access Button, at the event we’ll be making a number of exciting announcements. Be sure to tune in.

If you wish to attend in person please contact ruth.scott@qub.ac.uk . A link to a live webcast of the event will be posted to the Library News blog [ http://goo.gl/T5Uso4 ] and to the Facebook [ http://goo.gl/0dKFsk ] and Google+ event pages [ http://goo.gl/569Gkg ]. You can follow the conversation on twitter: #QUBOA