MBLWHOI Library
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have collaborated since 1930 in the day-to-day operation of the MBLWHOI Library. The staff and services of the MBLWHOI Library are also utilized year-round by the students and scientists of the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center USGS, the Woodwell Climate Research Center, the Sea Education Association, and NOAA Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Science history exhibits and a commitment to preserving the record of MBL and WHOI science can be seen in in-person and online exhibits, through social media, and on the website mblwhoilibrary.org.
News and Announcements
Newest Open Access publishing opportunities
Researchers want to know, “Where can I publish my research article Open Access and free-of-charge?” The answer to this question in Woods Hole grows in the number of journal titles offering OA each year, although the list of titles is by no means a comprehensive list. The MBLWHOI Library seeks out Open Access agreements…
NIH Seeks Feedback on Proposal to Limit Allowable Publishing Costs
In an announcement (Notice Number: NOT-OD-25-138) made on July 30, 2025, the NIH is currently requesting feedback on proposed limits to grant funding available to researchers to cover publication costs. The change would go into effect on January 1, 2026 for all new and competing awards and proposals, or ‘Other Transactions’ executed on or…
An update on federally-funded data
Earlier this month, the Center for Open Data Enterprise (CODE) published a report titled, “America’s Data Future: Towards A Roadmap for Action,” which provides an excellent and rich synthesis of the challenges facing federally-funded data, both that which is generated directly by government agencies like the U.S. Census Bureau or the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
NIH’s Public Access & Data Sharing Policies: What The Woods Hole Science Community Needs to Know
NIH Public Access Policy In April the NIH Director announced that the effective date for the new NIH Public Access Policy would be moved up to July 1, 2025 (the effective date was previously December 31, 2025). Here’s what you need to know and some resources to help you out! What is the NIH Public…
Worried about your research data? WHOAS is here to help!
You may have seen news about data being removed from various government websites, including NIH, CDC, and NOAA-sponsored sites as well as individual datasets from data.gov and other large aggregators. While this is indeed alarming, many data professionals in the wider research community were already working on creating backups and mirrors of government-hosted data. Those…