Knowledge unfortunately isn’t free. Much of the research being conducted at universities, colleges, and institutes around the world is written up by professors, graduate students, and research associates and published in toll-access (subscription) journals. Anyone lacking a subscription to that journal will not be able to access the articles published there. This… read more
Open access
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest October 1-15, 2022
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 12 Science’s no-fee public-access policy will take effect in 2023 – Nature – goo.gl/alerts/X4NdAg Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 10 Sticker Shock 2022 sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 10 Apply for the Open Education Fellows program sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 6 The Why, What and Who of Open Access – goo.gl/alerts/QRyihd Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 6… read more
Sticker Shock 2022
International Open Access Week will happen October 24-30, 2022. We’re starting the celebrations early by sharing our updated Sticker Shock poster. Each year we share this resource to help faculty, students, and staff understand the prices associated with journal subscriptions. We’ll be sharing more information about open access over the… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest September 16-30, 2022
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep 26 Creative Commons Office Hours sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep 22 The possibilities of open science | Research Information – goo.gl/alerts/TBiukX Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep 22 Open Access Doesn’t Need APCs: Our Progress To-Date – The Official PLOS Blog – goo.gl/alerts/x1sbPi Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep 21 National Health and Medical Research Council stands-up on… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest September 1-15, 2022
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep 15 We Asked the Community: Is Research Integrity Possible without Peer Review? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2022/09/14/we-… via @scholarlykitchn Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep 7 Open access to research can close gaps for people with disabilities statnews.com/2022/09/06/ope… via @statnews Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep 5 Without appropriate metadata, data-sharing mandates are pointless – Nature – goo.gl/alerts/mk4yhn Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest August 16-31, 2022
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 19 What drives us: Changing the landscape to make Open Access more affordable – goo.gl/alerts/N8kFbV #GoogleAlerts Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 18 Open Access Is Essential for Low-Income Countries – The Official PLOS Blog – goo.gl/alerts/UfZtmz #GoogleAlerts Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 17 Book Publishers Go to War With the Internet Archive – Hyperallergic… read more
Save the Date – Open Access Publishing Q&A
Tuesday, October 11th at 1:00pm If you’ve ever been curious about publishing an open access (OA) article, wanted to know what’s involved in running an OA journal, or how OA can work for books and monographs, then please join us for a virtual discussion with these panelists from UT: Paola… read more
UT and the Cambridge University Press Deal
We are about 18 months into our agreement with Cambridge University Press and are pleased with the amount of usage from our campus community and the general public. Check out this post on TexLibris to learn more about how many articles have been published, how many are open access, and… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest August 1-15, 2022
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 13 Low-income countries leading on open access, study finds – Research Professional News – goo.gl/alerts/X3Jj8i Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 9 Libraries in the U.S. and Canada are changing how they refer to Indigenous Peoples theconversation.com/libraries-in-t… via @ConversationCA Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 7 Open access research repositories provide diversity and innovation publishers can’t… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest July 16-31, 2022
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 28 Dismantling the ivory tower’s knowledge boundaries brook.gs/3LeAbI5 via @BrookingsInst Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 28 Springer Nature and University of California Announce First Nature Open Access Agreement … – goo.gl/alerts/L7B1DR Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 26 ‘Libraries Are the Great Equalizers’ chronicle.com/article/librar… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 26 Welcome to the library of the 21st century… read more
