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International Open Access Week 2021
KU Libraries is pleased to acknowledge the 14th International Open Access Week, October 25 - 31. KU has a long history of leadership and support for Open Access (OA):...
KU Libraries to celebrate Open Access Week with virtual office hours
The University of Kansas Libraries will celebrate the 13th annual International Open Access Week October 19-23 by offering virtual office hours for KU faculty, staff and students to learn about the benefits of open scholarship and practices. ...
KU Libraries celebrates 10th International Open Access Week
The Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright is hosting two events for our 10th year of celebrating International Open Access Week. On October 24th we will offer a grad-student lunch and dialogue, and on the evening of October 29th, a screening of a film at Liberty Hall. ...
Developments in Scholarly Publishing worth tracking
There have been several important announcements around open access and scholarly publishing that are promising sources of deliberation among those recognizing the unsustainability in the current publishing system. Among them are included, Plan S, from the cOAlition S, the University of California’s ending negotiations with Elsevier over content licenses, and...
SPARC Scholarly Publishing Landscape Analysis
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has released a "Landscape Analysis" by publishing industry analyst Claudio Aspesi, examining recent shifts in scholarly publishing, particularly away from content provision, towards data analytics. ...