Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 14 Save the Date – Texas Open Science Summit https://sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/2023/08/10/save-the-date-texas-open-science-summit/ Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 14 Open access data policy can resolve inequality and injustice in digital world: Expert – goo.gl/alerts/DsB8M8 Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 14 England’s Royal Society of Chemistry: Transformative Agreements – Publishing Perspectives – goo.gl/alerts/jcb8DS
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Save the Date – Texas Open Science Summit
In celebration of 2023 being designated as a Year of Open Science, the University of Texas Libraries – with support from the Office of Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors – are collaborating with HELIOS and NASA TOPS to organize the Texas Open Science Summit (TOSS). The Texas Open Science Summit… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest July 16 – July 31, 2023
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 28 HISD to eliminate librarians and convert libraries into disciplinary centers at NES schools abc13.com/hisd-libraries… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 26 The beauty of (open) data will save public global health – goo.gl/alerts/DcbrKR Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 26 Secondary publishing rights can improve public access to academic research – The Conversation – goo.gl/alerts/ST3Amk… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest July 1 – July 15, 2023
New OA Initiatives
UT Austin participates in several open access (OA) initiatives that aim to create a more equitable and sustainable scholarly communication ecosystem. Today we’d like to highlight four of our newer initiatives. Association of Computing Machinery (ACM): ACM publishes journals, conference proceedings, and magazines. UT Austin is participating in their program… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest June 16 – June 30, 2023
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 28 OASPA and DOAJ launch new open access toolkit | Research Information – goo.gl/alerts/7idFqW Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 27 A first look at Open Science Indicators for articles published in 2023 – The Official PLOS Blog – goo.gl/alerts/EYUWd9 Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 26 The future of publishing: scientists need a greater say… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest June 1 – June 15, 2023
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 15 PeerJ announces Open Advances, a new journal – EurekAlert! – goo.gl/alerts/i5HwiE Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 9 I dream of data: How to prepare and share research data to meet increasing institutional … – goo.gl/alerts/4b9pfn Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 5 Transformative agreements playing vital role in OA transition – Research Information –… read more
Importance of affordable open science
University of Texas at Austin PhD candidate, Mohammad Afzal Shadab, shares a two minute video about how financial barriers, specifically OA publishing fees, negatively affect open science in developing countries. The video was developed for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) open science listening sessions scheduled… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest May 16 – May 31, 2023
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest May 1 – May 15, 2023
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo May 13 Keeping access a right: Librarians, academics critical of new books law – Tribune-Star – goo.gl/alerts/qNsQkC Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo May 11 Asked to Delete References to Racism From Her Book, an Author Refused nytimes.com/2023/05/06/boo… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo May 10 TSW Highlights: Older Americans Month sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo May 7 ‘Too greedy’: mass walkout… read more
