Texas ScholarWorks

April 18, 2022, Filed Under: Open access, Open educational resources, Texas ScholarWorks

Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest April 1-15, 2022

Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 15 New York Public Library makes banned books available for free npr.org/2022/04/15/109… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 12 Data scientists turn a new page for open-access books | News – goo.gl/alerts/T12Sc #GoogleAlerts Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 8 washingtonpost.com/technology/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 7 ‘Unparalleled in intensity’ – 1,500 book bans in US school districts. theguardian.com/us-news/2022/a…… read more

April 6, 2022, Filed Under: Texas ScholarWorks

TSW Highlights: National Deaf History Month

April is National Deaf History Month and in celebration we would light to shine the spotlight on our materials concerning Deaf culture and history. Take a look and discover more!

March 1, 2022, Filed Under: Texas ScholarWorks

TSW Highlights: Women’s History Month

To help celebrate Women’s History Month, visit TSW and read the breadth of material available about Women’s History!

January 18, 2022, Filed Under: Open access, Public domain, Texas ScholarWorks

Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest January 1-15, 2022

Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jan 7 Inside a hollow library book, a secret library – Capital Daily: capitaldaily.ca/news/secret-zi… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jan 7 Tools are costly and take up space. Tool libraries are popping up so people can share. wvnews.com/tools-are-cost… via @WVNews247 Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jan 7 Glass-walled library envisioned as a tree-filled forest newatlas.com/architecture/s… Texas… read more

November 16, 2021, Filed Under: Open access, Texas ScholarWorks

Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest November 1-15, 2021

Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 13 Open science and the new normal | Research Information researchinformation.info/feature/open-s… via @researchinfo Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 11 TSW Highlights: Oscar Thompson – UT’s first black graduate sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Nov 7 Towards an open access future | Research Information researchinformation.info/viewpoint/towa… via @researchinfo

November 11, 2021, Filed Under: Texas ScholarWorks

TSW Highlights: Oscar Thompson – UT’s first black graduate

Today, we shine a light on a gem available in TSW right now, the 1952 master’s thesis of Oscar Thompson, UT Austin’s first black graduate. He studied Zoology, a precursor to the current Molecular Biosciences Department. Learn more about Mr. Thompson here and access his thesis here.

November 1, 2021, Filed Under: OAWeek, Open access, Repositories, Texas ScholarWorks

Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest October 16-31, 2021

Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 31 Open Access Repositories sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 28 New Open Access Journal sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 27 Texas House committee to investigate school districts’ books on race and sexuality texastribune.org/2021/10/26/tex… via @TexasTribune Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 27 Open Initiative Support at UT Libraries sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… #OAWeek2021 Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 26 A Photo Of… read more

October 18, 2021, Filed Under: Copyright, Open access, Publishing, Texas ScholarWorks

Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest October 1-15, 2021

Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 15 Terminology explained | Open access explained | Library | University of Leeds – goo.gl/alerts/uQrNE #GoogleAlerts Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 12 Publishing paper in top journal costs about $1,000, says study timeshighereducation.com/news/publishin… via @timeshighered Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 12 Why schools are failing female students for success in tech careers openaccessgovernment.org/why-schools-ar… Texas… read more

October 11, 2021, Filed Under: Texas ScholarWorks

TSW Highlights: Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Today, we celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day which honors the importance and beauty of the many Native American peoples and their cultures with some selections regarding them in TSW here.

October 1, 2021, Filed Under: Open access, Publishing, Texas ScholarWorks

Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest September 16-30, 2021

Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep 29 How can publishers better meet the open research needs of funders and institutions? – goo.gl/alerts/y4HAL #GoogleAlerts Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep 22 Almost 5,000 valuable items stolen from FSU library comic collection wctv.tv/2021/09/20/alm… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep 22 Elsevier Share Links: The Schrödinger’s cat of Open Access coalition-s.org/blog/elsevier-… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Sep 21 Funders:… read more