Scholarly Communication Events
Our Scholarly Communication events are designed to provide an open forum for discussions of how research and scholarship are changing and for continuing University dialogue surrounding initiatives in scholarly communication.
If you would like to be notified of upcoming events, send an email to Meg Oakley, Director, Copyright & Scholarly Communication.
Workshops:
In addition to the events below, in spring 2018, the Scholarly Communication Committee offered a series of workshops with information you need to translate your research into compelling content for traditional and social media. Visit our Media Workshop page for links to summaries, slides, and videos of these events.
Past Events:
 | Op-Eds, Media Interviews, and Social Media: Faculty Scholarship in the Public Square |
| Friday, October 6, 2017 | |
With panelists: Moderated by: In this panel discussion, our speakers explored how faculty bring their research and scholarship to the attention of the public and work toward informing and influencing public discourse and policymaking. Read more about Communicating through the Media. | |
 | Online Piracy: Why Sci-Hub Is Disrupting Scholarly Publishing |
| Wednesday, October 26, 2016 | |
With speakers: Moderated by: At this symposium, our speakers addressed online piracy of scholarly publications and the issues raised by the unprecedented growth of pirate sites like Sci-Hub with more 58,000,000 copyrighted articles freely available. Following the speakers' presentations, there was lively discussion among publishers, researchers, editors, and librarians on the legal and moral issues raised by online piracy and the future of scholarly publishing. | |
 | Quo Vadis? The Future of Humanities Scholarship |
| Thursday, April 7, 2016 | |
With speakers: Introductory remarks by: Moderated by: At this symposium, our panel of experts addressed the value of the humanities and how research in the humanities is communicated to both scholars and the public. They explored how we can increase the reach and impact of humanities scholarship by disseminating research more broadly, thus allowing humanists to reach new audiences. Find more resources on the value and reach of Humanities Scholarship. | |
 | Scholarly Book Publishing |
| Monday, March 14, 2016 | |
With speaker: In this talk, Ms. Hammer discussed acquisitions in her fields of religion, anthropology, and psychology and answered questions about university press publishing today. View this video for expert advice on the publishing process, from submitting your proposal to marketing your book. | |
 | Academic Presses and Scholarly Publishing |
| Friday, December 11, 2015 | |
With speakers: In this talk, two university press editors discussed acquisitions at their respective presses and answered questions about scholarly publishing. Joining the editors for the Q&A were Richard Brown, Director of Georgetown University Press, and Peter Ginna, who was Editorial Director of the trade division of Oxford University Press for ten years and who is now writing a book titled What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing, to be published by the University of Chicago Press. Read more about the publishing process, from research to marketing your book, in our Scholarly Publishing Guide. | |
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