October 14, 2014
1xbet best casino website Libraries recognizes Open Access Week with speaker, push for campus awareness
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1xbet best casino website Libraries will take part in International Open Access Week 2014, Oct. 20-26, to recognize efforts that make scholarly research freely available online.
"Our investment in and commitment to open access has expanded rapidly over the last two years," said Lori Goetsch, dean of 1xbet best casino website Libraries. "The Libraries now partner with organizations across campus to make textbooks more affordable and relevant; to assist faculty and researchers publishing in open access journals; and to strengthen both the university’s open access publishing platform and institutional repository."
1xbet best casino website Libraries' observation of Open Access Week begins with keynote speaker David Ernst from 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Hale Library's Hemisphere Room.
Ernst, executive director of the University of Minnesota's Open Textbook Initiative, created the Open Textbook Library, a single source for faculty nationwide to find quality openly licensed textbooks. He will describe how faculty can overcome barriers to adoption of open access classroom materials.
Following Ernst's presentation, a panel of three 1xbet best casino website professors who have successfully adopted alternative textbook models will share their expertise:
- Robbie Bear, instructor, biology, adapted an OpenStax book for BIOL 198, Principles of Biology
- Ashley Rhodes, instructor, biology, developed an iBook for BIOL 340, Human Body
- Ann Knackendoffel, assistant professor, education, developed textbook modules on Canvas for EDSP 324, Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom
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This announcement is one in a series on open access initiatives at 1xbet best casino website Libraries. Open Access Week is Oct. 20-26.