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International Open Access Week Flyer

Publish OA Without Any Cost to the Author

October 23, 2023

The 2023 global Open Access week theme is Community over Commercialization. The Woods Hole science community has some opportunities to publish without article processing charges in open access publications which the MBLWHOI Library holds OA agreements with. Scientists who are corresponding authors may publish open access in the journals of the following publishers without paying any charges: Annual…

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No-fee Open Access publishing trial period for MBLWHOI Library scientists through The Company of Biologists Read and Publish agreement

October 17, 2023

Author-researchers know about Open Access (OA) through having paid article processing charges (APCs) enabling the publication of their journal papers as free to read by anyone with or without a subscription. The system in which a researcher pays an article processing charge of a few thousand dollars (or more) to have their article published OA…

One Earth Flyer

Free Lecture 10/26 – “Inside the Black Box of Academic Publishing”

October 16, 2023

Abigail Kelly, Scientific Editor from One Earth (a Cell Press Journal) will be here to share an insider’s view on what everyone new to the scholarly publishing process should know. This talk will be especially useful to early career researchers.

Titanic Discovery Digital Collection Now Available Online!

September 1, 2023

Titanic is a ship that lives in our collective memory as a symbol of a gilded era that ended abruptly and tragically in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early 20th century. When she was discovered in 1985, world attention was again focused on this vessel and the lasting impact of that night. As the…

You’re Invited to an Open House at the MBLWHOI Library! – Feb. 14th, 2023

January 26, 2023

The MBLWHOI Library invites you to an Open House on Tuesday, February 14th! We have a variety of virtual and in-person events happening: 10:00 – Woods Hole Open Access Server & Data Services Overview 10:10 – Publishing Open Access Can Be Free 10:20 – Measuring Research Impact with Altmetric & Elements 10:30 – Using the…

American Archives Month

October is International Archives Month

October 31, 2022

Every October we have the opportunity to celebrate the incredibly valuable records and artifacts that are found in the archives. Archivists collect, preserve, and provide access to historically significant collections of unique materials, such as photographs, films, sound recordings, personal manuscripts, and official records. This work strengthens our collective memory by preserving and providing access…

6 Things You Need to Know About the New White House Office of Science & Technology Open Access Policy

October 25, 2022

In August, the Biden Administration released a memorandum through the White House Office of Science & Technology (OSTP) updating and strengthening a 2013 memorandum from the Obama White House. This guidance builds on years of progress that have been made in the US regarding Open Science, and brings the country closer to other governments that…

Celebrating Open Access Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice

October 24, 2022

Open Access Week (October 24-30, 2022) is upon us again with this year’s theme being Open For Climate Justice. Much of the research being done by the Woods Hole Scientific Community is essential to understanding the broad, and unequal, impact climate change is having on our planet and those who make it their home. About 44%…

No-fee Open Access publishing trial period for MBLWHOI Library scientists through The Company of Biologists Read and Publish agreement

April 26, 2022

Author-researchers know about Open Access (OA) through having paid article processing charges (APCs) enabling the publication of their journal papers as free to read by anyone with or without a subscription. The system in which a researcher pays an article processing charge of a few thousand dollars (or more) to have their article published OA…

Libkey Delivers One-Click Access to Millions of PDF and HTML Articles

February 9, 2022

The Library now has a license to LibKey.  We have set it up so that when you search in our catalog you can go directly to items we subscribe to or an open access version if available. LibKey Link delivers one-click access to millions of PDF and HTML articles from your favorite database such as…