Author: Katharine Dunn
Electrochemical Society offers free credits to publish open access articles
The MIT Libraries now subscribe to ECS Plus, which includes access to all Electrochemical Society content and unlimited free credits to MIT authors who...
OA research in the news: Why Only Us?
Alfred Russel Wallace, a naturalist and co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection, once said he was confused about language because humans didn’t need it....
USGS releases Public Access Plan
The U.S. Geological Survey recently released its Public Access Plan in compliance with the White House Directive. The plan, which takes effect on October...
MIT Libraries launch gravitational wave resource guide
Last week, moments after researchers in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration announced the first direct detection of gravitational waves — the space-time ripples predicted by Albert Einstein 100 years...
OA research in the news: Dean Ortiz to leave MIT, start new university
MIT’s dean for graduate education is leaving the Institute to start a new nonprofit university focused on projects over lectures and large, open labs over classrooms. Christine...
Panel discussion: Fair use in scholarly journal and book publishing
In celebration of Fair Use Week, this panel discussion will explore the barriers and issues that arise when scholarly publishers consider whether to allow...
Access requirements for federally funded research on the rise
Did you know that many federal funding agencies now require you to share publications and data resulting from your funded research? Under the 2013...
Students: Got questions about copyright, data mining, or getting published?
Join the MIT Libraries for IAP workshops on issues related to copyright, data mining, and publishing. Enrollment for each workshop is limited; please register via...
IAP workshops for researchers tackle funder requirements, data mining, and publishing
The MIT Libraries are offering several IAP sessions devoted to scholarly research and publishing. Enrollment for each workshop is limited; please register via the links...