The message below is translated from our HIFA-Spanish forum, with thanks to Jackeline Alger (lead moderator, HIFA-Spanish)
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Dear Forum members,
We are in the second week of discussion on the topic of open access.
We share with you that The Global Health Network Latin America and the Caribbean Consortium (TGHN LAC) offers the following online courses for free: 1) What is open science? and 2) Open access
Online courses are available at the following link: https://lac.tghn.org/elearning/
WHAT IS OPEN SCIENCE?
The objective of this course
Present the Open Science movement and its various practices, expectations and controversies to the scientific community.
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
• Understand what open science is and why you should adopt it;
• Know the main dimensions of open science;
• Understand how to make your own research more open and how it can benefit your career.
OPEN ACCESS
Course summary
Aim
• Present a bit of the history of the open access movement and its implications in scientific communication.
• Learn a little more about the main concepts, historical frameworks, different forms of application and various open access initiatives, both on the international scene and in relation to Brazilian experiences.
• Present the practical modalities of peer review and introduce the concept of immediate publication or preprints as an alternative to accelerate the process of dissemination of scientific research.
We invite you to explore these free courses that offer certificate (assessment with grade >80%).
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HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org