Advancing Scholarship: Open Access, AI, and Research Visibility

Join us for Advancing Scholarship: Open Access, AI, and Research Visibility—a full-day professional development training on Thursday, May 14, 2026. This interactive session will bring faculty and staff together for timely conversation, practical guidance, and shared learning around the evolving landscape of scholarly publishing.
This training will offer insights and tools to support your research, publishing, and scholarly communication goals, with opportunities to engage with campus experts and publishing partners.
Thursday, May 14, 2026 | Location: UWM Library 4th Floor
Morning Session: 9:00 AM – Noon
Afternoon Session: 1:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Refreshments will be served at breaks. Lunch on your own.
Morning Session
9:00 – Registration & Refreshments
9:20 – Welcoming Remarks
9:30 – Open Access Publishing in 2026 – What is OA? Benefits, Challenges and Misconceptions
10:15 – Break
10:15 – Scholarly publishing with Sage
Noon – Lunch (on your own)
Afternoon Session
1:15 – Open Access Publishing Support at UWM – “read & publish” agreements, Green OA: Minds@UWM
2:00 – Break
2:05 – Open Educational Resources
2:50 – Break
3:00 – Sharing Your Work Online
3:30 – Q & A 3:45 – Closing Remarks