Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 27 How to Genrefy Your Library: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Started- bookriot.com/how-to-genrefy… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 26 Why Open Access Is Necessary for Makers eff.org/deeplinks/2020… via @eff Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 26 Can we do open science on Zoom? alkhaleejtoday.co/technology/519… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 26… read more
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Texas ScholarWorks Twitter digest August 16-31, 2020
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 30 TSW hits 70,000 items! sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 28 Publisher hails open-access deals, but cost concerns remain researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 28 “Pods” for the People: Libraries Host Learning Pods to Serve Students in Need | From the Editor slj.com/?detailStory=p… #SchoolLibraryJournal Texas ScholarWorks… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter digest August 1-15, 2020
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 13 Library pandemic restrictions showcase the importance of digital collections and the advantages of open access phys.org/news/2020-08-l… via @physorg_com Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 13 These library watercolors will soothe your anxious soul. lithub.com/these-library-… via @lithub Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Aug 12 SC county settles drag queen storytime… read more
UT Libraries add another way to discover Texas ScholarWorks resources
The new search and discovery interface that UT Libraries introduced earlier this year has become even more comprehensive: Electronic resources stored in Texas ScholarWorks, UT’s institutional repository managed by UT Libraries, can now be discovered through https://search.lib.utexas.edu. Texas ScholarWorks provides open, online access to the products of the University’s research… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter digest July 1-15, 2020
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 14 Study: Only 5% of Conservation Journals Comply With Principles for Fair and Open Access disq.us/t/3qcq49n Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 13 Transformative open-access deals spread to the US disq.us/t/3qa7njj Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 7 Go read about how Americans who depend on libraries for internet are… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter digest June 16-30, 2020
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 30 An Invisible Threat: Compassion Fatigue in Libraries-bookriot.com/compassion-fat… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 26 The Endangered Internet Archive Is Full of Treasures gizmodo.com/the-endangered… via @gizmodo Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 25 People are microwaving library books and masks to kill COVID-19 — and that’s bad freep.com/story/news/loc… via @freep… 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
Space Limitations in UT’s Fluid-preserved Fish Collection
Today we have a guest post about cataloging and access to natural history collections from Adam Cohen, Dean Hendrickson, and Melissa Casarez of the University of Texas’ Biodiversity Center. Specimens are, in many ways, like books written in languages we are still learning. New technologies like DNA analyses, high-resolution CT… read more
Images of Research Competition Open
The 3rd annual Images of Research competition is now open. In a nutshell, UT undergrads engaged in any kind of research, whether it is in a lab, library/archive or the field, can submit images via Instagram. In order to be eligible to win, students need to be enrolled in Spring… read more
Research Computing Resources Seminars
In the spring, a team of researchers from the Libraries, the Texas Advanced Computing Center, and Information Technology Services surveyed campus to better understand the research computing environment. As part of that survey, a request for the types of training you wish to see offered on campus was made. The… read more