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.
Deceptive publishers begone: Cabell’s Predatory Reports is here
Unit: Scholarly Communication
“Create your own” through the public domain
Explore the practice of taking public domain materials and using them to generate new creative works.
University Research Symposium hosted in ISU ReD
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has required every person in the ISU community to be flexible, creative, and understanding, but that response looks different depending on a person’s role at the University.
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.
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.
Milner Library introduces Digital Discussions event series
Digital Discussions is a new event series featuring scholar lectures, workshops, and informal gatherings for faculty and students to talk about their interest in digital humanities and digital scholarship.
Digitization of historical WGLT program guides informs broadcast history research
Users may now explore this rich history through a new digital collection available from ISU ReD, Milner Library’s institutional repository.
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.
