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July 26, 2021, Filed Under: Open access, Texas ScholarWorks

TSW Highlights: Disability Pride Day

Disability Pride Day celebrates the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law on July 26th, 1990. Go to TSW and find a plethora of information about diversity and accessibility surrounding the disbaled community.

July 21, 2021, Filed Under: Open access, Research, Texas ScholarWorks

TSW Highlights: McDonald Observatory

Today marks the anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s historic first steps on the surface of the moon. 52 years later, space tourism is becoming a reality as two multi-billionaires have traveled to space in the last few days. With that in mind, we wanted to focus on UT’s McDonald Observatory which… read more

June 17, 2021, Filed Under: Texas ScholarWorks

TSW Highlights: Juneteenth

This Saturday, Texans will be celebrating Juneteenth and in even more exciting news, a bill decalring it as a national holiday will be signed today! Read more material about Juneteenth in TSW here. Biden to sign Juneteenth bill, creating first new federal holiday in decades

June 16, 2021, Filed Under: Open access, Publishing, Texas ScholarWorks

Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest June 1-15, 2021

Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 14 TSW Highlights: Pride Month sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 10 Open science’s riches are still largely unexploited universityworldnews.com/post.php?story… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 9 The public’s access to scholarly writing dnews.com/life/the-publi… via @mpdailynews Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 7 Academic publishing is a broken mess stuff.co.nz/science/300325… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 1 Academics must become more engaged in… read more

June 14, 2021, Filed Under: Research, Texas ScholarWorks

TSW Highlights: Pride Month

This month is LGBTQ+ Pride Month so we wanted to showcase material in TSW pertaining to the LGBTQ+ community and the contributions they have made to our society and the discrimination they have faced and still face today.

May 17, 2021, Filed Under: Open access, Open data, Open educational resources, Texas ScholarWorks

Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest May 1-15, 2021

Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo May 14 Open-access publisher PLOS pushes to extend clout beyond biomedicine nature.com/articles/d4158… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo May 13 This $60 million Brooklyn library renovation is so stunning, you’ll want to move in fastcompany.com/90635348/this-… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo May 13 PLOS and TCC Africa partnering to support African researchers eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo May 13 Digital |… read more

May 3, 2021, Filed Under: Texas ScholarWorks

TSW Highlights: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and we are celebrating by highlighting some of the materials in TSW related to Asian/Pacific Americans! Click here for more.

April 19, 2021, Filed Under: Open access, Publishing, Research, Texas ScholarWorks

Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest April 1-15, 2021

Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 9 A guide to Plan S: the open-access initiative shaking up science publishing nature.com/articles/d4158… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 8 $1.4M Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant expands Enslaved.org research msutoday.msu.edu/news/2021/ensl… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 8 TSW Highlights: Arab-American Month sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 7 Twitter won’t let National Archives revive @realDonaldTrump politi.co/3wyfSye via @politico… read more

April 8, 2021, Filed Under: Texas ScholarWorks

TSW Highlights: Arab-American Month

In honor of Arab-American Month, we would like to present materials found in TSW by and about Arab-Americans and their contributions to UT academics and the world beyond.

March 17, 2021, Filed Under: OAWeek, Open access, Open data, Open educational resources, Texas ScholarWorks

Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest March 1-15, 2021

Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Mar 12 Congress Allocates Billions of Dollars to Libraries in COVID Relief Package- bookriot.com/covid-relief-f… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Mar 12 Report on Diamond Open Access Journals sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Mar 12 Restricted Access To COVID-19 Variants Database Draws Criticism From Scientists science.thewire.in/the-sciences/r… via @TheWireScience Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Mar 12 The Evolution of Water Resources Research… read more