These were the top ten downloaded items from Texas ScholarWorks (TSW) last month. Creativity as a learned skill : the role of deliberate practice in the development of creativity – 40,734 downloads First Year Hindi Course Part One – 2,050 downloads 31 – 912 downloads The age and condition of… read more
October Scholarly Communications Newsletter
Scholarly Communications Newsletter, #7 Call for Open Education Fellows The UT Libraries (UTL) eagerly invites applications for the Open Education Fellows Program, a stipend-support fellowship which supports faculty who will adopt and create open educational resources (OER). Through this program, we aim to reduce the cost of required course materials… read more
Open Education Fellows Application Period Open
The UT Libraries (UTL) eagerly invites applications for the Open Education Fellows Program, a stipend-support fellowship which supports faculty who will adopt and create open educational resources (OER): Through this program, we aim to reduce the cost of required course materials for UT Austin students and empower instructors to adapt… read more
Scholarly Communications Book Discussion Series
The Medical Library Association (MLA) is sponsoring a discussion series based around the OA book, Scholarly Communication Librarianship and Open Knowledge edited by Maria Bonn, Josh Bolick, and William Cross. The series is not medically focused, is free to attend, and you do NOT need to be an MLA member… read more
Save the Date – OA Week 2024 Event
Join us Wednesday, October 23, from 12:00-1:00 pm in Perry-Castañeda Library for a lively discussion about many aspects of open access (OA) publishing, including OA business models, qualities to look for in an OA journal, federal funding agency sharing requirements, Creative Commons licenses, and more. We’ll have some Halloween treats to fuel… read more
TSW Highlights: Debates
UNESCO Principles for Open Science Monitoring
UNESCO is accepting comments on its draft Principles for Open Science Monitoring until November 30, 2024. The Principles are a starting point for a global consultation on what a framework for open science monitoring could look like and is in alignment with UNESCO’s 2021 Recommendation on Open Science. You can… read more
September Scholcomm Newsletter
Scholarly Communications Newsletter, #6 September 3, 2024 New in Texas ScholarWorks Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) – we’ve added several new collections of materials from the LANIC website. The LANIC website will sunset soon, but these materials will continue to be available via TSW. State of Texas Advanced Resource… read more
Top Downloads from Texas ScholarWorks – August 2024
These were the top ten downloaded items from Texas ScholarWorks (TSW) last month. The state, Mapuche communities, and multicultural social policy: a comparative study of three intercultural hospitals in Chile – 7333 downloads Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity – 2794 downloads The… read more
Announcing Scholars Lab Fellowship
The UT Libraries announces the inaugural Scholars Lab Fellowship Program. This paid two-semester long program is aimed at UT graduate students. We will select up to five (5) total Fellows who will complete a project that involves data, digital collections, digital media, or digital methods/platforms. Fellows will receive: project support… read more
