Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo 23h Creative Commons Interview with Dr. Lucie Guibault: What Scientists Should Know About Open Access infojustice.org/archives/42216 Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Mar 30 Watch Zoe Saldaña & Eva Longoria Read Kids Books in Spanish as Part of the Save With Stories Campaign remezcla.com/film/eva-longo… via @remezcla Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Mar 30 A Revolution in Science Publishing,… read more
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
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
Public Domain for 2020
From the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8: “The Congress shall have Power…to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” [emphasis mine] January 1, 2020 marks the date that items published… read more
Copyright & Digital Culture
Our fall scholarly communication brown bag discussions will kick off with a discussion about copyright and how it intersects with and impacts our online activities. Our speaker for this event is Oren Bracha, the William C. Conner Chair in Law, at the University of Texas School of Law. The inspiration… read more
Public Domain in the U.S.
The UT Libraries has created an infographic to help users understand what works are in the public domain in the United States. The work was inspired by this blog post and by the Copyright Information Center at Cornell University and their very helpful public domain chart.
Fair Use Workshop Feb. 27th
Fair Use Week takes place from February 25-March 1. It’s an opportunity to celebrate one of the most important, and yet frequently misunderstood, parts of U.S. copyright law. UT Libraries will be celebrating with a workshop about fair use on Wednesday, Feb. 27th from 12:00-1:00pm in PCL Learning Lab 2.… read more
More Public Domain Fun
Last month I talked about all the new content entering the public domain for the first time in twenty years. This month, I want to share some additional resources to consult when trying to find newly public domain materials. Internet Archive – movies collection Center for the Study of the Public… read more
Public Domain Day 2019
From the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8: “The Congress shall have Power…to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” [emphasis mine] January 1, 2019 will mark the first time in… read more
"Yes, We're Celebrating Open Education!" Exhibit
In recognition of Open Education week (March 5-9), the Libraries have created a display to highlight the value of open educational resources at a time when the cost of a college education is at a premium. “Yes, We’re Celebrating Open Education!” will be hosted at the Scholars Commons in the… read more
