The OAPEN Foundation has updated and improved its OA Book Toolkit. The toolkit provides helpful information to authors and policy makers about the publishing environment for open access, academic books. Authors on our campus may be interested in viewing the two main sections created for authors: Publishing open access books… read more
Open access
Open Access Business Models
As part of our OA Week 2024 celebrations, we hosted a discussion on October 23rd about various open access topics. I’ll be recapping those discussions here on the OA blog. Today, I’ll share what we discussed related to open access business models. There are many types of OA business models.… read more
Preprints
As part of our OA Week 2024 celebrations, we hosted a discussion on October 23rd about various open access topics. I’ll be recapping those discussions here on the OA blog. Today, I’ll share what we discussed related to preprints. For a little context: Preprints are articles that are posted online… read more
Theses, dissertations, and embargoes
As part of our OA Week 2024 celebrations, we hosted a discussion on October 23rd about various open access topics. I’ll be recapping those discussions here on the OA blog. First up – embargoing electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) For a little context: at UT Austin, all masters and PhD… read more
OA Initiatives Annual Report
The Open Access (OA) Initiatives Working Group is pleased to share our report on activities for Sept. 1, 2023 through Aug. 31, 2024. Here are a couple highlights from the report: Our OA initiatives saved UT researchers over $675,000 on APCs during the 2023-2024 fiscal year During that same reporting… read more
Happy Open Access Week 2024!
An international celebration of open access is taking place this week. This is the first in a series of posts about open access. UT Libraries also has a free discussion about open access scheduled for noon on Wednesday in PCL Learning Lab 4. Unfortunately, knowledge isn’t free. Much of the… 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
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
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
