Unit: Scholarly Communication

Recent developments in open access

Open Access symbol

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.

New website published on textbook affordability issues

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The Illinois State University Textbook Affordability Committee is pleased to announce a new website related to issues in textbook affordability. The website provides information about available campus resources and strategies faculty and students can utilize to reduce textbook costs. For students, the website provides suggestions for managing textbook costs, responses to some frequently asked questions

March 1-5 is Open Education Week

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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.

Happy Public Domain Day 2021!

Cover of Great Gatsby with a copyright symbal canceled out

On January 1, 2021, U.S. copyright protections expired for thousands of works published in 1925. These materials have now joined Americans’ shared inheritance of creative expression known as the public domain.

Noted scholar to give virtual talk on racism in search engines

Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble

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.

First Wonsook Kim School of Art Theses added to ISU ReD

Wonsook Kim, Children’s Room II, 2011

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.”