The Libraries’ is pleased to announce the schedule for our Digital Humanities Workshop Series and the Data & Donuts workshops for Spring 2024. Digitization, Digital Projects, and Copyright Issues Friday, 2/2, 12:00-1:00 pm Join us for a discussion about some of the common copyright issues that pop… read more
Open access
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest December 1 – December 15, 2023
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo 17h Germany’s journey towards open access of scientific publications – EurekAlert! – goo.gl/alerts/CX5ejW Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Dec 15 Can science publishing be both open and equitable? – goo.gl/alerts/qcqjXi Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Dec 13 How to make data open? Stop overlooking librarians – Nature – goo.gl/alerts/gdBKvj Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Dec 11 Open Science 101 curriculum sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202…… read more
Open Science 101 curriculum
NASA has unveiled their Open Science 101 curriculum. This is a community developed curriculum that introduces important concepts and skills through five different modules: Ethos of Open Science, Open Tools and Resources, Open Data, Open Code, and Open Results. Those who complete all five modules will learn the skills they… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest November 16 – November 30, 2023
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 29 DEAL Consortium and Wiley Sign New 5-Year Open Access Agreement – INFOdocket – goo.gl/alerts/BeqpeQ Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 27 What Is Open Science? An Intro, Common Misconceptions and Advice | NC State News – goo.gl/alerts/jsthPJ Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 27 Open Science Charter makes urgent appeal for open access | Research… read more
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New OA Agreement
UT Austin now has an agreement with Cogitatio Press. The agreement allows UT Austin corresponding authors to publish in any Cogitatio journal without paying an article processing charge (APC). Cogitatio publishes five journals: Media and Communication, Ocean and Society (launching in 2024/2025), Politics and Governance, Social Inclusion, and Urban Planning.… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest November 1 – November 16, 2023
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 15 Immersive Python Workshop sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 14 United States Open Access Journal Publishing Report 2023-2027: Millions of Articles and Countin – goo.gl/alerts/HngV8N Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 14 Who should pay for open-access publishing? APC alternatives emerge – Nature – goo.gl/alerts/bpL3ws Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 13 Report: “Librarians Turn to Civil Rights… read more
UT OA Support – by the numbers
During Open Access Week we posted about our guiding principles for supporting open access (OA) initiatives. We recently reviewed our OA initiative support over the past 18 months and here are some numbers related to those activities. 51 – the total number of OA initiatives we support (this includes initiatives… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest October 16 – October 31, 2023
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 27 Open Science sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 26 Texas ScholarWorks Upgrade sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 25 Resources for Support and Development of OER at UT Austin sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 24 Wiley and DEAL Consortium to sign five-year agreement | Research Information – goo.gl/alerts/5puR21 Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 24 Community Over Commercialization: OA… read more
Open Science
An international celebration of open access (OA) is taking place this week. This is the fifth and final post in a series of daily posts about open access. Open science, or open scholarship, is the effort to make the entire research process transparent and accessible to everyone. Open science reflects… read more
