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Publish OA Without Any Cost to the Author
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…
Read MoreNo-fee Open Access publishing trial period for MBLWHOI Library scientists through The Company of Biologists Read and Publish agreement
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…
Read MoreFree Lecture 10/26 – “Inside the Black Box of Academic Publishing”
The MBLWHOI Library is hosting a free talk “Inside the Black Box of Academic Publishing” for all MBL, WHOI, WCRC, USGS, SEA, and other scientists & staff on Thursday, October 26th from 4:00pm-5:30pm. 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…
Read MoreCelebrating Open Access Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice
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%…
Read MoreNo-fee Open Access publishing trial period for MBLWHOI Library scientists through The Company of Biologists Read and Publish agreement
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…
Read MoreLibkey Delivers One-Click Access to Millions of PDF and HTML Articles
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…
Read MoreScholarly Communications Librarian John Furfey Moves On
Sixteen years ago, newlywed librarian John Furfey returned to his hometown of Falmouth and began a journey of leadership at the MBLWHOI Library which had him rewrite the system of service to Woods Hole scientists. His work emphasized applying cutting edge tools and services to help organize and communicate Woods Hole science to the world…
Read MoreOpen Access Week Zoom Events Planned for October
The MBLWHOI Library invites you to attend two ZOOM lunchtime Open Access programs on October 21st and October 28. Each week we will offer informative librarian presentations, followed by open discussions with attendees. The global OA Week theme for 2020 is “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion.” Learn more about…
Read MoreValuing Our Library Researchers
It has been a quiet summer in the Library stacks, quiet in all of Woods Hole without the infusion of life and science which plays like a grand symphony each year. The Library has been a virtual operation this summer, staff working from home for the most part, with just one librarian a day in…
Read MoreUpdates to Free Access Databases
Many science literature publishers continue to extend to the MBLWHOI Library free access to their science literature resources, such as JSTOR, the MIcrobiology Society, and the Royal Society of London. Many more publishers and foundations continue to freely offer Covid-19 related literature, databases, and other resources to the public. Many of these are notable, particularly the Johns Hopkins University…
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