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by Jordan Claire, Scholarly Communication Intern During International Open Access Week, we are connecting you with information that supports open access publication endeavors. There are many reasons why making your publications open access can benefit your research. By contributing to your field’s ...

Less than 3% of librarians and archivists in the United States are Black. Less than 2% are Indigenous peoples. It’s not hard, says Jessica Salow, to figure out why. “The reason why we don’t have a high representation of BIPOC people within this profession is because many folks who are in that age ...

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...

Oh, people might have read John Wesley Powell’s 1875 book, ultimately titled “The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons,” but the book wasn’t so much a deep dive into the size, beauty and geology of the Grand Canyon as much as it was a tale of the Wild West. “It was meant to be a geolog...

Starting on Sunday, October 23, Noble Library on the Tempe campus will be open twenty-four hours a day, five days a week.  Students, faculty and staff will need to use their Sun Card between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays to access Noble Library. Check lib.asu.edu/hours fo...

By Janice Hermer, Karalyn Ostler, Kevin Pardon, and Matthew Harp A new National Institute of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Policy goes into effect on January 25, 2023. The last policy was implemented in 2003, nearly twenty years ago! With this update, all NIH gr...

Join us for an engaging, entirely free and open-to-the-public symposium event offering insightful, thought-provoking presentations on the various historical-geographical and socio-cultural dimensions of Dutton's Atlas! There will also be a physical exhibit showcasing works from the Atlas and Monogra...

Labriola National American Indian Data Center's Director, Alex Soto, providing a Land Acknowledgement at Office of Indian Education's Symposium.     Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day, the Labriola National American Data Center ki...

You are invited to watch the Labriola National American Indian Data Center 2022 National Book Award talk featuring “Pollution Is Colonialism” by Max Liboiron (Red River Métis/Michif). The book presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or agai...