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October 26, 2022
Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research
Among the most significant actions for academia that came out of Washington DC this summer was one that will move support for Open Research in the U.S. forward by leaps and bounds. On August 25, the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a policy guidance memorandum on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and…
October 17, 2022
Celebrating Open Access Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice
International Open Access Week 2022 (October 24-30) is an annual worldwide celebration of the growing and transformative power of barrier-free Open Access (OA) to scholarly information. The OA movement grew in response to an increasing awareness that the current scholarly publishing system no longer meets the needs of scholars and those who could benefit from…
October 21, 2021
Fall Faculty Feature: Maya Angela Smith
In the summer of 2021, UW iSchool graduate students Dillon Baker and Taylor Healey Brooks partnered with UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons, the Research Commons, and the Assessment and Planning department on their capstone project: Celebrating Black Faculty and Student Scholarship: A Framework for UW Libraries Programming and Outreach, generating new ideas for programming and…
October 15, 2021
UW Libraries Observes International Open Access Week: October 25-29th, 2021
Join us in celebrating OA Week this month by attending events and discovering services offered by the UW Libraries. Schedule of events below. “Open Science should play a significant role in ensuring equity among researchers from developed and developing countries, enabling fair and reciprocal sharing of scientific inputs and outputs and equal access to scientific…
October 8, 2021
It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity with UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons
One year ago, the UW Libraries opened the Open Scholarship Commons (OSC). Built on the values of equity, experimentation, flexibility, openness and technology, the OSC is designed to be a central HUB where everyone, regardless of disciplinary home, can come together and learn new concepts and technology skills to create knowledge and share it openly…
March 1, 2021
Top 5 OER tips for Huskies – Celebrating Open Education Week
This week, March 1-5, 2021, is Open Education Week, an annual global celebration of open education efforts, including open courses, open textbooks, and other open educational resources (OER). OER and textbook affordability go hand in hand. OER are free or extremely low cost by definition. When courses are taught using open textbooks and other OER,…
October 21, 2020
The New Virtual Open Scholarship Commons
Research in the 21st century is based on interdisciplinary connections and relies on technology to create and share for the public good. We know that it can be challenging for students and faculty to connect across disciplines, access technology, learn relevant skills, and share research openly. We are excited to bring together a suite of…
October 20, 2020
Improving Accessibility During the Pandemic
When UW Libraries buildings were closed at the start of the pandemic, our teams needed to respond quickly to adapt work for many employees whose jobs do not easily lend themselves to telework by identifying projects that could be completed remotely. At the start of the pandemic, we had multiple accessibility projects underway, but given…
October 19, 2020
International Open Access Week 2020
International Open Access Week (October 19-25) is a coordinated annual effort by scholarly communities across the world to celebrate both our achievements and aspirations in making “openness” the default for research and ensuring that equity is at the center of this work. This year’s theme, Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and…
October 22, 2019
UW Press and Libraries Collaborate on Open-Access Books
Reposted from UW Press Blog 10/21/2019 From October 21st to 27th, the University of Washington Press will be highlighting its open-access publications and partnerships as part of International Open Access Week. UW Press and Libraries Collaborate on Open-Access Books Thanks to a new partnership between UW Press and Libraries and a grant from the Kenneth…
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