Three librarians from Georgia Tech have put together a podcast called Information Now: Open Access and the Public Good. The librarians are Lizzy Rolando, Wendy Hagenmaier, and Fred Rascoe. They talk with Dan Cohen (DPLA), Peter Suber (Harvard University), Christine George (Faculty Services Librarian at SUNY Buffalo), Kari Watkins (Asst.… read more
Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon recap
Our first OA Week 2013 event happened yesterday afternoon. The Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was an opportunity for participants to learn how to easily become Wikipedia editors. Meghan Sitar, Elisa Nacca, and Krystal Wyatt-Baxter all presented on different aspects of the Wikipedia community. The three instruction librarians also created a helpful course guide… read more
OA Week 2013 planning group
Here is the list of the wonderful folks who volunteered to plan this year’s Open Access Week events. Emilie Algenio Roxanne Bogucka Carolyn Cunningham Jee Davis Georgia Harper Jennifer Hecker Colleen Lyon Susan Macicak Kristi Park Robyn Rosenberg Meghan Sitar Ryan Steans If you have questions about any of the… read more
What is Open Access?
Many people have questions about open access and all of the jargon people use when talking about it. We’ve provided the glossary below to help explain common terms associated with open access. Article processing charge (APC): The fee paid to a publisher to make the article freely accessible from the time… read more
Open Access and UT
The Daily Texan Editorial Board published an article today on open access. They discuss the recent Science article by John Bohannon, increasing serials pricing at UT and other universities, and the benefits to making your work freely available. Daily Texan article: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/2013/10/11/despite-flaws-open-access-is-worth-the-price
OA Scholarly Publishing with the Texas Digital Library
Learn about the scholarly publishing opportunities available to faculty members through the Texas Digital Library (TDL), a consortium of academic libraries that provides technology services in support of research, scholarship, and learning. Friday, October 25th, Noon – 1:00pm in the Student Activity Center (SAC) Room 1.118 Representatives from the TDL… read more
Open Access Movie Screening
Celebrate Open Access Week by joining other students, faculty, staff, and community members interested in the learning more about the crossroads between copyright and creativity. Thursday, October 24th, 6:00-9:00pm in the Fine Arts Library, Room 3.200 Explore copyright and open access issues at a screening of RIP: A Remix Manifesto,… read more
Open Access Panel Discussion
Celebrate Open Access Week by joining other students, faculty, staff, and community members interested in learning more about how open access affects both our scholarly research and access to information we need for everyday decisions. Tuesday, October 22nd, 12:00-1:30pm in the Student Activity Center (SAC) Room 2.302 A panel of… read more
Publishers behaving badly
A recent article in Science Magazine, http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6154/60.summary, reveals a troubling problem with peer review at some scientific journals. The author, John Bohannon, submitted a bogus, scientifically and ethically flawed paper to 304 Gold OA journals (meaning they charge a fee to publish), and so far 157 journals have accepted the article.… read more
Open Educational Resources – Past, Present, Future?
Wednesday, October 23rd, 12:30-1:30pm in SAC 1.118 In this presentation, Garin Fons, will discuss the inception and evolution of Open Educational Resources (OER) over the past 10 years and explore where the Open Education movement might be headed in the years to come. OERs are teaching and learning materials freely… read more
