Open Access Open House What’s better than food, games, and free stuff? Open Access food, games, and free stuff! This is a casual edutainment drop-in for students, faculty, and staff. Where: James B. Duke Library Front Porch When: Monday, Oct Continue reading Open Access Open House
What is Open Access? Open Access is free, immediate, online availability of research articles with full re-use rights. Open Access is about making all scientific research content available for anyone anywhere in the world to read and access and build Continue reading What is Open Access?
Are you interested in making your research openly accessible online? Come to the Open Access Open House sponsored by the Furman University Libraries. Enjoy a free cupcake, chat with librarians, explore Open Access materials available in the Furman University Scholar Continue reading Open Access Open House
Open Access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder (Peter Suber). OA is achieved through two Continue reading What is Open Access?
FULcrum Article by Andrea Wright, Science & Outreach Librarian After completing a speaker series on scholarly communication issues here at Furman, I knew that I wanted to share the process with other librarians. A major shift in scholarly communication over Continue reading Why I Published Open Access
Type the letters dp.la into any web browser and you arrive at one of the most comprehensive digital collections to date. The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) brings together the collections of libraries, museums, and archives from around the Continue reading Launch of the Digital Public Library of America
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 22, 2013 SPARC APPLAUDS WHITE HOUSE FOR LANDMARK DIRECTIVE OPENING UP ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Ensures that Taxpayer-Funded Research Available to Public Washington, D.C. – The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) today applauded President Obama for Continue reading Landmark Directive Opens Access to Scientific Research
International Open Access Week October 22 – 28, 2012 You’re not able to access some of the articles you want to read online because many scholarly journals are available only to subscribers. Journal subscriptions – especially in science, technology, and Continue reading What Is Open Access?
Open Access Week, an international event highlighting the many opportunities and benefits of open access for the academic and research community, is October 22-28. In an effort to increase awareness of this important movement, the Furman University Libraries will be Continue reading Open Access Week 2012
The Furman University Libraries are pleased to invite you to join us on Wednesday, September 5 for an enlightening and invigorating talk with Lisa Spiro to kick-off the Scholarly Conversations series. Dr. Spiro will be introducing a number of scholarly Continue reading Scholarly Conversations kick-off with Lisa Spiro this Wednesday!