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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Librarians Working Inside Out: An Open Access Week Interview
Open AccessI visited with Joseph at SPARC’s Washington, D.C., office for a wide-ranging conversation about past progress, the state of open access today, the road ahead, and how open access could change the role of academic librarians. Our discussion has been condensed and edited.
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Monday, October 24, 2016
Doubts About Data: 2016 Survey of Faculty Attitudes onTechnology
Open AccessMost faculty members say data-driven assessments and accountability efforts aren’t helping them improve the quality of teaching and learning at their colleges and universities, according to the 2016 Inside Higher Ed Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology.
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Monday, October 17, 2016
Vice President’s Cancer Moonshot Report Takes Additional Steps Towards Open Data, Nods at Open Access to Publications
Open Access · Open DataThis afternoon, Vice President Biden presented a comprehensive report on his Cancer Moonshot Initiative during an event at the White House. He noted that while the Moonshot has sparked a new sense of urgency in the cancer research arena, large challenges remain, including a lack of coordination ...
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Friday, October 14, 2016
Student Support for OER in British Columbia, Canada
Open EducationFor the past three years, student leaders in the province of British Columbia (B.C.) have recognized the need for greater OER adoption on their campuses. This blog post provides an overview of the efforts taken by student government’s across the province.
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Monday, September 26, 2016
SPARC Applauds Senators Hatch and Bennet for Supporting OER in Career and Technical Education Innovation Bill
Open EducationSPARC issued the following statement commending Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Senator Michael Bennett (D-CO) for including support for open educational resources (OER) in Section 3 of the Innovation for Tomorrow’s Workforce Act of 2016 (S. 3344).
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Monday, August 1, 2016
Academic publishing in transition
Open AccessHow higher ed is helping to bring about change in the age-old models of scholarly publishing.
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Monday, June 6, 2016
Supporting the Vice-President’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Open Access · Open DataEarlier today, Vice President Biden announced the launch of the Genomic Data Commons...
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