Author: Katharine Dunn
OA research in the news: The structure of onscreen feelings
Can lines, shapes, and colors express emotions in movies? In her new book, “The Forms of the Affects,” literature professor Eugenie Brinkema closely looks...
RSC, ACS offer new open access options for authors
In the last year, two major chemistry publishers have expanded their open access options. The Royal Society of Chemistry continues to offer its “Gold...
OA research in the news: New building will house nanoscale research
Starting in summer 2015, construction will begin on a 200,000-square-foot building called “MIT.nano” that will replace Building 12 on the MIT campus. The building,...
MIT Libraries launches online Fair Use Quiz for students
The MIT Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Publishing, Copyright, and Licensing has launched an online Fair Use Quiz to help students better understand the core...
OA research in the news: Germs that go to great lengths
A new study by MIT researchers shows that the droplets our noses and mouths release during coughs and sneezes can travel much further than...
Science poetry reading April 10 in the Lewis Music Library
The MIT Libraries is hosting a poetry reading in the Lewis Music Library on Thursday, April 10, with author and professor Adam Dickinson. Dickinson’s...
OA research in the news: Gleason named Associate Provost
Chemical Engineering professor Karen Gleason was named this week as MIT’s Associate Provost. Gleason, a faculty member since 1987, has previously served in several...
OA research in the news: New evidence for the ‘bang’ of the Big Bang
This week, a team of astronomers announced the first “smoking gun” evidence of inflation, a theory of cosmology that describes the quick and violent...
Five years on: University open access policies on the rise
In the five years (to the day!) since MIT faculty unanimously voted to pass the MIT Faculty Open Access Policy, dozens of other colleges...