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Bilingual Press relaunches with a new open access initiative

The Bilingual Press | Editorial Bilingüe (BP | EB), a pioneering publisher of Chicano and Latino/a/x literature since 1973, is relaunching under new leadership with a bold new open access initiative: ...

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Leaders in education open access journal publishing

This year’s Open Access Week theme, Who Owns Our Knowledge? is fitting considering the present moment, when commercial interests and backlash to diversity and inclusion initiatives threaten to widen a...

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Xwi7xwa Library models Indigenous approaches to research and data sovereignty

A special guest post by 2025 Open Scholarship Intern, Riqué Duhamell Escobedo, on indigenous-led academic libraries, community-centered research approaches, and traditional knowledge sharing. ...

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Database Discovery: Find statistics and data-driven insights with Statista

Where can you find accurate statistics about world lithium reserves or which countries have the most TikTok users? ASU students, staff and faculty can find all sorts of facts and figures to fuel their...

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Database Discovery: LGBTQ+ Source enhances inclusive research for LGBTQ+ studies

Looking for information about LGBTQ+ topics, including history, sociology, psychology, and gender studies? Do you need to learn about the history of LGBTQ+ movements, events and people? ...

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Share, Use, Remix: Sites to Find Open Creative Commons Licensed Content

The seven CC licenses and their terms. ​​​​​CC0 1.0 This week, we’re celebrating Open Education Week and the continued exploration of open resources, practices, and tools! If...

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Open Education Week 2024 and OERizona

March 4th to March 8th is Open Education Week, a global celebration of the open education (OE) movement and open educational resources (OER). What is OER? Simply put, instructors design open educati...

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2024 March Mammal Madness tournament celebrates animals, the arts

As the seasons change, the month of March brings a special excitement to the air; 65 featured combatants are poised to enter “battle,” with only one to be crowned March Mammal Madness champion. The M...

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Fair Use Week 2024: Understanding the Classroom Use exemption and the TEACH Act

The Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act) was signed into law in November 2002 and expanded instructors' ability to use works that are protected by copyright without first...