Information ecosystem, open access & copyright
Friday, June 6th 2025, 10:00-11:30 AM (Eastern time), via Zoom
This workshop covers the background needed to understand the overall ecosystem of research information, where information is located on the web and why, and what you are able to do with it. Participants will learn about:

• The ways information is disseminated in public health research and practice How copyright works within academic publishing and what rights authors and readers have
• The open access landscape. What types of information (preprints, postprints) are available and where they come from
• The impermanence of gray literature published on the web and ways to archive important web documents and pages
• Barriers (beyond just cost) to information access and how access to information is a public health, social justice, and rights issue

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About the workshops: Rapid access to research results is essential for making informed and timely decisions in public health. However, much of this research is located behind paywalls. These workshops were designed with recent graduates of the NYU School of Global Public Health in mind, with the objective of preparing them for locating research information outside the context of a large academic library. The content may also be relevant to graduates and alumni of other professional programs related to the health sciences and to those currently working in public health. The workshops are open to everyone.  

Registrants will receive an email with access information. The workshop will also be recorded.

About the presenter: Hope Lappen is the Life Sciences Librarian at New York University's Bobst Library. In addition to her MLIS, she holds a BS in Neuroscience and an MS in Epidemiology. Prior to working in libraries, Hope held a variety of positions in information and technology startups.