Upcoming Webinar: Open-File Reports: The Original Open-Access Publication

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (ET)

Webinar capacity: 100 attendees. Please only register if you are able to attend the live event. The recording will be available in the FDLP Academy Training Repository as soon as possible after the event.

Learning outcomes: Come learn about the Government’s Open-File Report series: “Why" are they called Open Files? “How” are they published? “Where” are they indexed? “Who” publishes them? Join Emily as she describes the interesting yet challenging aspects of her experience as an author and colleague reviewer for over 200 Open-File Reports when she worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as a hydrologist and a librarian (physical scientist). Attendees will also learn the connection of Open-File Reports to the “Open” access publications and data initiatives.

Speaker: Emily C. Wild, Chemistry and Geosciences Librarian, Princeton University Library

This free event will be recorded.

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