In May of this year, the Council of the European Union (EU) issued a non-binding recommendation that members of the EU create a nonprofit, open-access model for scholarly publishing of research involving public funds.
Milner Library Digitization Center, in conjunction with the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives and ISU ReD, seeks Illinois State alumni and current or former faculty and staff persons from minoritized backgrounds interested in being interviewed for Milner Library’s ongoing oral history project.
The Office of Research and Graduate Studies (ORGS) and Milner Library have partnered to expand open access publishing capacity with the scholarly publisher Taylor & Francis.
Milner Library has joined over 250 other libraries this year in supporting Direct to Open (D2O), a sustainable approach to funding Open Access monographs.
While we strive to serve the Illinois State University community most directly, we are also part of a global community of researchers, scholars, and students. It can therefore be valuable for us to pull back and take a broader look at scholarly communication efforts around the world.
With the semester winding down, some of our readers might find time over the summer to travel and enjoy the company of people from different cultures. For those who don’t have that opportunity, several projects allow readers to experience other countries and life from a variety of perspectives without the need to leave their home or office.
The nonprofit science publisher Annual Reviews announced in a press release that they have converted the first 15 journal volumes of 2023 to Open Access. Milner Library’s current agreement with Annual Reviews helped make this happen.
As Women’s History Month winds down, we would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the many resources documenting the critical role women have played in history, society, and the creation of scholarly and creative works.
A Q-and-A with one of several Illinois State University faculty who are already using open textbooks, Dr. Christopher Hamaker.
For those interested in Open Access materials, one of the places to watch is the Library of Congress (LoC).
