Open access is a global movement to freely publish research in online repositories and open publications instead of the costly subscription-based publishing models that have dominated the scholarly publishing industry for decades. Paywalled research is only available to those who can afford to pay subscription costs, leaving many researchers and institutions around the world unable... Continue Reading →
It All Starts Here: Digital Scholarship @ FSU
This semester I set to the task of conducting an environmental scan of digital scholarship at FSU, focusing specifically on projects, faculty, and researchers incorporating various kinds of audio-visual media, tools, and platforms into their work. This project, building off my previous research in digital humanities initiatives using audio-visual media outside the University and the... Continue Reading →
Automagical Repository Harvesting
Over the last couple of years, FSU Libraries dedicated librarians and staff to in-house development of an institutional repository platform that is open-source, flexible, and modular. I was hired as the full-time repository specialist for the Office of Digital Research and Scholarship recently and I quickly realized the strategic importance of the institutional repository concept:... Continue Reading →
So FSU passed an open access policy… what does that mean for me?
Perhaps you are a new professor at Florida State University. And perhaps you have some articles you would like to publish. However, there are a few things getting in your way: Publishing contracts often confusing and restrictive, leaving faculty with little control over their work once it has been published The journals you would like... Continue Reading →
Open Access Week 2014
Open access is the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research. It has direct and widespread implications for academia and society as a whole. Open Access Week, October 20-26, is a global event now entering its eighth year, an opportunity for the academic and research community to learn about the benefits of... Continue Reading →
