For researchers wishing to work with public domain materials, or just browse them and see what others have done for inspiration, the Public Domain Review is a welcome resource.
Unit: Milner Library
GradBird Scholar: New initiative to recognize graduate students
The Graduate School created the GradBird Scholar initiative, which aims to recognize graduate students for their scholarly endeavors.
Lever Press: An open access monograph publisher
Lever Press publishes open access monographs on an innovative funding model.
Oh, the places your thesis will go
Through ISU ReD, students can make their dissertation or thesis available online for everyone to read.
Educating Illinois on ISU ReD
When we talk about what users have placed on ISU ReD we often discuss journal articles; however, many other items of interest to the ISU community are also located in our institutional repository. For example, ISU ReD hosts the full text of Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History John B. Freed’s monograph Educating Illinois: Illinois State
Find open access resources using OAIster
Use the OAIster database to locate millions of open access resources online.
Historic Illinois Shakespeare Festival programs now online
Milner Library and the College of Fine Arts have published an online collection of Illinois Shakespeare Festival program booklets.
Inaugural Teen Arts group presents 15, 16, 17, 18: BHS Selects from the International Collection of Child Art
Teen Arts group emphasizes the importance of collaboration while celebrating individual contribution.
University Galleries opens three summer exhibitions
University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to announce the opening of three summer exhibitions: Lens-Based: Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection; 15, 16, 17, 18: BHS Selects from the International Collection of Child Art; and Katie Bell: Standing Arrangement.
UC library system says “no deal” to Elsevier
Some academic libraries are being more assertive in their negotiations with big journal publishers, seeking terms that lower subscription costs and are more friendly to open access publishing