The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is again celebrating Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, scheduled for February 20th-24th, 2023. Fair Use Week is designed to celebrate the importance of fair use in the creation of new works – such as books, movies, journal articles, plays, music, art, and much more. ARL… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter digest November 1-15, 2020
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 12 The report linked in this article can be found in TSW: repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/83… The article is here: nytimes.com/live/2020/11/1… twitter.com/keribla/status… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 10 Can ‘Open Science’ speed up the search for a COVID-19 vaccine? 5 things you need to know news.un.org/en/story/2020/… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter digest July 16-31, 2020
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 31 Science, uninterrupted: Will COVID-19 mark the end of scientific publishing as we know it? news.lib.berkeley.edu/covid-oa Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 31 University Research Should Be Free to All insidehighered.com/views/2020/07/… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 30 This sheriff said he wouldn’t respond to calls at the county’s library,… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter digest May 1-15, 2020
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo May 14 New open-access archaeology database launched for geochemical artefacts heritagedaily.com/2020/05/new-op… via @HeritageDaily – Archaeology News Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo May 12 We Will Lose Libraries to COVID-19 by Kate Tkacik Sweeney link.medium.com/TU19fEAHq6 Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo May 12 “Even before librarians closed their doors against the pandemic, they… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter digest April 16-30, 2020
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 29 The Library of Congress wants to help you remix public domain audio clips theverge.com/2020/4/27/2123… via @Verge Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 27 Here’s what you need to know about UNC libraries, Elsevier and open access dailytarheel.com/article/2020/0… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 27 Open Access, Open Source, and… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest April 1-15, 2020
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 14 Coronavirus article free access ‘doesn’t go far enough’ timeshighereducation.com/news/coronavir… via @timeshighered Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 13 Your Guide To Free Google Books (And Its Limitations)- bookriot.com/2020/04/13/fre… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 10 Nature to join open-access Plan S, publisher says nature.com/articles/d4158… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 9… 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
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
"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
Fair Use Wrap Up
Thank you for celebrating Fair Use Week 2018 with us! I hope you’ve found the resources we’ve shared to be helpful, and I hope you’ve had an opportunity to check out the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #fairuseweek. I want to share a few more helpful resources that have… read more
