Join the Library for a presentation by Dr. Michael Nielsen on "Doing Science in the Open” Monday, October 3 at 3 p.m. in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building.

Nielsen informally defines Open Science as “the idea that scientific knowledge of all kinds should be openly shared as early as is practical in the discovery process.” Nielsen is an author and renowned scientist who helped pioneer the field of quantum computation. Currently, he is on an international tour presenting his message about the benefits of and barriers to achieving openness in the scientific community.

“The Georgia Tech Library has consistently supported open access to scholarly literature," said Lori Critz in a recent blog post about the lecture. Critz is the head of the Library’s Faculty Engagement Department and a Subject Librarian.

"Dr. Nielsen, and other supporters, are trying to extend the concept, beyond just finished products, to the actual process of creating new scientific knowledge,” she continued. “We hope this presentation will help spark further campus-wide conversations on both open science and open access issues."

In a recent TedXTalk lecture on Open Science, Nielsen asked, “Can the culture of science be changed? Should publicly funded science be Open Science?” His upcoming book, “Reinventing Discovery,” describes a major shift in the way scientific discoveries are made due to the emergence of online collaboration and sharing scientific information.

The general lecture is free and open to the public. Visit the Library's Web site for more information.