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Open Access to Knowledge and Libraries: Achievements and Trends

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, The Association of University Libraries in the Republic of Kazakhstan and Nazarbayev University Library invite you to the 11th Eurasian Academic Libraries Conference (EALC) with the theme “Open Access to Knowledge and Libraries: Achievements and Trends” which will be held on 27-28 October 2022 at Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan).

This year's conference will show the present state of open access to knowledge (Open Science, Open Educational Resources, OA technologies, etc.), and the roles and tasks of university libraries in promoting open access and discuss potential future developments worldwide. The Conference features distinguished researchers and engaging speakers. It will be a venue for scientific discussion, constructive exchange of ideas and the best practices through oral presentations. In addition, a range of special workshops to attract participants on wider issues on Open Access for future-ready libraries and library professionals will be held.

We also extend our invitation to potential sponsors as exhibitors. As an exhibitor, you will enjoy exposure and direct marketing opportunities with practitioners and decision-makers in the field. You may choose from different sponsorship packages: Gold, Silver, Bronze.

The languages of the conference are English, Kazakh, and Russian.

Invited Speaker Talks

Open Access is playing a big role in academic and public libraries nowadays. OA repositories, OA journals, OA educational resources, research ethics, information literacy and OA scientific publishing are some of the most discussed topics at contemporary  conferences and workshops. The program committee invites notable speakers in the field highlighting these practices in a changing world.

The program committee invites notable speakers in the field highlighting these practices in a changing world. The topics include:

1. Open Access, Open Data and Open Educational Resources (Open Data Repositories, Open Data Management and etc.);
2. Research Ethical Issues in Open Science (Research Ethics, Information literacy and E-research support and etc.);
3. Open Access Scholarly Publishing and Copyright;
4. The Technology Trends of Open Access in Libraries;
5. Libraries' participation in science popularization among the general public.

At the end of the conference, a general meeting of members of the Association of University Libraries in the Republic of Kazakhstan will be held.

For further inquiries, please contact us at ealc@nu.edu.kz​