Learn more about the Open Library of Humanities (OLH), just one example of an organization dedicated to supporting journals which publish as open access.
A look at the Open Library of Humanities
Tag: Open Access
Finding Open Access journals and books
Open Access is a means of dramatically lowering barriers to reading many publications; however, it can sometimes be difficult to determine if a publication has also undergone peer or editorial review. Here are resources to help.
Smithsonian open access
Milner Library loves working with creators to lower barriers to the access of their scholarly and creative works through ISU ReD and other resources like the Smithsonian.
Reusing others’ work with Creative Commons licenses
Open access does not mean the creator has surrendered their copyright, but some creators want to see what others do with their creations.
Open Access Digital Theological Library
Collections of open access materials often have different focuses, such as Open Access Digital Theological Library which collects materials about religious studies and related disciplines.
How do you make a book free for everyone? Unglue.It
Unglue.It is a nonprofit program that works with authors and publishers to place books into the public domain by agreeing on a price and then crowdsourcing the funds to pay the rights holder to issue the book under a Creative Commons license.
Wikipedia and libraries: Revolution through collaboration
Milner librarians worked on a collaborative project to learn what resources are necessary to add demographic terms to library catalog records in order to improve information discoverability and access.
Open Access Week: What does it mean?
Open Access Week is celebrated every year to highlight the benefits of making information free, online, and open for others to use.
Milner Library celebrates Open Access Week 2019, October 21-25
Open Access Week 2019 is an international celebration of the benefits of making information free, online, and open for all to use.
Open Access Week at Milner Library
The theme of 2016 International Open Access Week 2016 is “Open in Action,” and that’s what Milner Library’s events this year are all about. On Monday, October 24, at 2 p.m., join John Baur, associate vice president for Research and Graduate Studies, and Sarah Dick, copyright officer for Copyright and Research, to find out the benefits of depositing work
