As we consider, and are thankful for, the steps publishers are taking to open up resources about COVID-19, it’s worth considering why this level of access isn’t always considered necessary. Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei has a very thought-provoking blog post that addresses this issue. I encourage you to check… read more
Archives for March 2020
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest March 01-15, 2020
Mar 9 VCU Libraries will close Open Access Fund for faculty authors July 1 library.vcu.edu/about/news/202… Mar 9 Elsevier signs contract with California State University: News from the CSU Libraries Network: libraries.calstate.edu/csu-elsevier-r… Mar 5 Open Access at UT Blog: Open Education Week 2020 sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Mar 4 The Michael J. Fox Foundation… read more
Open Education Week 2020
It’s Open Education Week and we are trying to spread the work about the benefits of using open educational resources (OER). We were in the PCL lobby today telling students about OER and encouraging them to share how much they spent on course materials this semester and share a story… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter digest
Starting this month, we will create a digest every 2 weeks of the tweets we have sent out via Texas ScholarWorks and share it here. We try to find any interesting news pertaining to Open Access, archives, and libraries, in general. Remember, you can also follow us on Twitter here:… read more
