Interested in learning more about publishing as an open access author? Register for this May 10 webinar.
Open access publishing webinar to be held on May 10
Unit: Scholarly Communication
Discovering affordable materials for your classes and research
Learn about affordable research resources from Milner Library’s scholarly communication team.
ISU ReD marks its 10,000th item
ISU ReD, Illinois State University’s institutional repository, recently marked an important milestone: its 10,000th addition
Recent developments in open access
Open access is a goal, not a methodology, and publishers, authors, readers, and funding institutions all continue to explore various options to offer creators that can remove barriers to accessing their works.
New website published on textbook affordability issues
The Illinois State University Textbook Affordability Committee is pleased to announce a new website related to issues in textbook affordability. The website provides information about available campus resources and strategies faculty and students can utilize to reduce textbook costs. For students, the website provides suggestions for managing textbook costs, responses to some frequently asked questions
March 1-5 is Open Education Week
This annual event celebrates the efforts of educators and other stakeholders who are making and sharing quality course materials that are free for students. Milner librarians are available to help faculty who want to incorporate open educational resources and more affordable course materials in their classes.
Integrating Wikipedia with scholarly communication
The Wiki Journal Project is intended to both make Wikipedia more scholarly and provide Open Access to peer-reviewed journal articles.
Milner Library signs first-ever read and publish agreement
Milner Library is pleased to announce a three-year open access agreement with Cambridge University Press.
Happy Public Domain Day 2021!
On January 1, 2021, U.S. copyright protections expired for thousands of works published in 1925. These materials have now joined Americans’ shared inheritance of creative expression known as the public domain.
Noted scholar to give virtual talk on racism in search engines
Best-selling author and associate professor Dr. Safiya Noble will give a virtual talk titled Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, over Zoom. Noble’s talk will be a part of Open Access Week 2020 activities held by Milner Library.
