Thursday, November 1, 2018
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (ET)
Olin Arts Center 105 - Classroom (Multimedia)
Event Type
Film/Movie
Contact
Wilfong, Krystie Ann
Department
Information & Library Services
Link
https://events.bates.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=37166
Director Jason Schmitt's documentary explores the need for open access to research and science, questions the rationale for the $25 billion a year taken in by for-profit academic publishers and examines the 35-plus% profit margin associated with the academic publisher Elsevier. A Q&A with Schmitt follows the screening. Sponsored by Information & Library Services. FMI kwilfong@bates.edu.