Open access is a goal, not a methodology, and publishers, authors, readers, and funding institutions all continue to explore various options to offer creators that can remove barriers to accessing their works.
Recent developments in open access
Tag: Scholarly Communication
March 1-5 is Open Education Week
This annual event celebrates the efforts of educators and other stakeholders who are making and sharing quality course materials that are free for students. Milner librarians are available to help faculty who want to incorporate open educational resources and more affordable course materials in their classes.
Integrating Wikipedia with scholarly communication
The Wiki Journal Project is intended to both make Wikipedia more scholarly and provide Open Access to peer-reviewed journal articles.
Noted scholar to give virtual talk on racism in search engines
Best-selling author and associate professor Dr. Safiya Noble will give a virtual talk titled Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, over Zoom. Noble’s talk will be a part of Open Access Week 2020 activities held by Milner Library.
Milner Library recognizes Open Access Week, October 19-25
Join Milner Library for a variety of events and workshops that highlight the benefits of making information free, online, and open for all to use during Open Access Week 2020.
First Wonsook Kim School of Art Theses added to ISU ReD
Each thesis published in ISU ReD includes the name of the school granting the degree, and now every School of Art thesis published will include this statement: “Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts [from the] Wonsook Kim School of Art.”
Big Deals and the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts
In 2019, the University of California Library System rejected their Elsevier subscription. Read more about MIT’s Framework for Publisher Contracts.
Deceptive publishers begone: Cabell’s Predatory Reports is here
Learn more about predatory or deceptive publishing, which is a business model in which publishers exploit researchers’ need to publish as part of the tenure and promotion process.
“Create your own” through the public domain
Explore the practice of taking public domain materials and using them to generate new creative works.
A look at the Open Library of Humanities
Learn more about the Open Library of Humanities (OLH), just one example of an organization dedicated to supporting journals which publish as open access.
