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Celebrate Open Access Week 2024 with Us!
Open Access Week 2024 is just around the corner! This annual event, taking place from October 20-26, is a global celebration of the open access movement, which aims to make research and scholarly works freely accessible to everyone. Open access is more than just a publishing model; it embodies the principles of transparency, collaboration, and…
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 MoreTitanic Discovery Digital Collection Now Available Online!
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…
Read MoreYou’re Invited to an Open House at the MBLWHOI Library! – Feb. 14th, 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: 10:00-11:00 AM – Virtual Lightning Talks, Register HERE anytime 10:00 – Woods Hole Open Access Server & Data Services Overview 10:10 – Publishing Open Access Can Be Free 10:20 – Measuring Research…
Read MoreOctober is International Archives Month
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…
Read More6 Things You Need to Know About the New White House Office of Science & Technology Open Access Policy
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…
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…
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