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How can researchers engage in open access and open science?
Mary Lou Fulton Teacher's College journals logo As we near the end of this year’s Open Access Week, we are delighted to feature a guest post from our partners at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Scholarly Communications group sh...
Open Access Week spotlights climate justice
How do we solve the enormous environmental challenges facing our planet? A good first step is to increase access to information and research. Open Access Week, an annual week promoting equitable and accessible information, kicks off Oct. 24 and runs through Oct. 30. The theme, Open for Climate Just...
It's Open Education Week! How Do I Get Started with OER?
CJ Garcia, Scholarly Communication Intern This week is Open Education Week, a time to raise awareness for and highlight open education successes around the world. You may already be familiar with open educational resources (OER) - educational materials that are free to use...
What is open science and how do I practice it?
CJ Garcia, Scholarly Communication Intern Open science is practicing science in such a way that makes research results, products, and processes freely available for reuse, redistribution, and reproduction. Open science has many benefits, including enabling faster real-world application of scientifi...
Open Access, the Other, and Cultural Change
There is an African proverb that illustrates open access for me, "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." The idea of working collaboratively in life, and with information, can help us to achieve more than we can do on our own. Prior to infor...
International Open Access Week 2020: Open With a Purpose
Established by SPARC and partners in the student community in 2008, International Open Access Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research. The event is celebrated by individuals, institutions, and organizations across the world. Each year...