A new repository for open educational resources (OER) went live last week. OERTX was created by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and it’s meant to provide access to OER created here in Texas. It uses the same interface as OER Commons so that should make it easy for… read more
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
TSW hits 70,000 items!
Texas ScholarWorks (TSW) hit a new milestone today – there are now over 70,000 items available. The 70,000th item added was the (2003-2004) Agenda 27: Agenda for UT Austin Student Government Assembly Meeting. That item is part of a collection of Student Government resources like resolutions, bills, and legislative summaries,… read more
TSW Highlight: The Voting Rights Act
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 16-31, 2020
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 31 Science, uninterrupted: Will COVID-19 mark the end of scientific publishing as we know it? news.lib.berkeley.edu/covid-oa Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 31 University Research Should Be Free to All insidehighered.com/views/2020/07/… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jul 30 This sheriff said he wouldn’t respond to calls at the county’s library,… 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 June 1-15, 2020
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 10 New Collections Highlighted in Updated Latin American Digital Initiatives Repository From University of Texas Libraries, More Than 60 Thousand Scanned Images Available infodocket.com/2020/06/09/new… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Jun 10 Temporary National Emergency Library to close 2 weeks early, returning to traditional controlled digital lending blog.archive.org/2020/06/10/tem… via… read more
