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Monday, April 24, 2017
Theme of 2017 International Open Access Week to be “Open in order to…”
Open AccessThe 2017 theme “Open in order to…” serves as a prompt to move beyond talking about openness in itself and focus on what openness enables—in an individual discipline, at a particular institution, or in a specific context; then to take action to realize these benefits.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Stars Align for OER Expansion at University of Calgary
Open EducationCatalyzed by students, the University of Calgary has committed to spending $60,000 on a one-year pilot program that will staff an advocacy team to increase awareness of OER, identify possible OERs that match course requirements, and provide peer reviews of these resources.
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Friday, April 14, 2017
Recognizing “Open” in Tenure and Promotion at UBC
Open EducationDuring Open Education Week I had an opportunity to moderate a panel discussion at a joint Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of British Columbia (UBC) event. During the panel, one of the speakers announced an exciting update at UBC, the inclusion of language recognizing open educational...
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Friday, April 14, 2017
Successful OER Adoption Models: Academic Libraries Leading the Way
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Open Science Prize Demonstrates Power of Open Research
Open Access · Open DataOpen Science has long held the promise of changing the world. Now, concrete examples are emerging that illustrate how open collaboration among researchers is doing just that.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The Internet Archive’s $100M Digitization Proposal (SPARC Webcast Recap)
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Thursday, March 2, 2017
Marking the 15th Anniversary of the Open Access Movement
Open Access2017 marks the 15th Anniversary of the Budapest Open Access Initiative.
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