Author: Katharine Dunn

OA research in the news: LIGO detects third gravitational wave signal

OA research in the news: LIGO detects third gravitational wave signal

On June 1, the Laser Interferometry Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) announced its third detection of gravitational waves. The new gravitational wave signal is similar to LIGO’s first two...

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ORCIDs now in DSpace for faculty, grad students, postdocs & research staff

ORCIDs now in DSpace for faculty, grad students, postdocs & research staff

Records in the Open Access Articles collection in the DSpace@MIT repository now include ORCIDs — or Open Researcher Contributor Identifiers — for MIT authors who...

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Open access downloads: April 2017

Open access downloads: April 2017

The Open Access Collection of DSpace@MIT houses scholarly articles by MIT-affiliated authors made available through open access policies at MIT, or publisher agreements. Each month we highlight...

Scholarly communication
American Chemical Society publications available for text mining

American Chemical Society publications available for text mining

Want to analyze trends in the chemistry literature? MIT Libraries is pleased to announce that ACS journals are now available for text and data mining...

Scholarly communication
Open access downloads: March 2017

Open access downloads: March 2017

  The Open Access Collection of DSpace@MIT houses scholarly articles by MIT-affiliated authors made available through the MIT faculty open access policy, the new opt-in open access...

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OA research in the news: Volkswagen emissions may increase mortality rates in Europe

OA research in the news: Volkswagen emissions may increase mortality rates in Europe

In 2015, Volkswagen admitted to doctoring software in its diesel cars so they would pass emissions tests. The company had sold 11 million of...

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Open access downloads: February 2017

Open access downloads: February 2017

  The Open Access Collection of DSpace@MIT houses scholarly articles by MIT-affiliated authors made available through the MIT Faculty Open Access Policy or publisher agreements. Each month we...

Scholarly communication
Happy International Fair Use Week!

Happy International Fair Use Week!

For students, faculty, and researchers, Fair Use Week (February 20-24) is reason to celebrate: fair use provides an essential safety valve that allows us to use...

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Fan fiction and fair use

Fan fiction and fair use

February 22, 2017 12 - 1pm

There are millions of fan fiction works both online and off. Though many content creators support or even encourage fan-made books, comics, plays, or films inspired by...

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