Join our community on Slack to talk and exchange about #OpenAccess #OpenScience and #ResearchInAfrica: join.slack.com/t/africarxiv/s… #OpenAccess #OpenScience #ResearchinAfrica #GlobalResearchEquity

The Smithsonian Puts 4.5 Million High-Res Images Online and Into the Public Domain, Making Them Free to Use openculture.com/2023/04/the-sm… #openaccess #BoiseState via Open Culture ^MC

Working toward the OEN Certificate in #OpenEducational Practices, Sayali Kukday & Abbey Elder @OpenAccessElder of Iowa State University are implementing #openpedagogy in an online STEM course for approximately 150 students. See their strategies & key takeaways: z.umn.edu/8mwk #OER

The gift establishes the Arcadia Open Access Fund to support open access books and journals in science and technology, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Arcadia Fund | #OpenAccess mitpress.mit.edu/the-mit-press-…

World History, Volume 1: to 1500 comes with free #instructor resources! With a free instructor account, you can access a 1,300-question test bank, instructor answer guide, lecture slides, & more: ow.ly/7JeU50NP7pw. #worldhistory #historylesson #historyteacher #historybuff

Equitable and open access to knowledge is at the heart of science. It’s time for profit-hungry publishers to get out of the way of progress. eff.org/deeplinks/2023…

Every year, the US government spends billions generating data: reports, research, records & statistics. Yet meaningful access to this critical data is effectively kept out of the public’s hands. Jamie Joyce ⚡ explains how Democracy’s Library can help ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2023/05/12/dec…

You are invited to weigh in on NASA's newly released draft public access plan (nasa.gov/sites/default/…). Click here for details on how to submit a comment by email: federalregister.gov/documents/2023… #openscience #yearofopenscience

📰 Keep up to date with the latest in #OpenEducation, including new #OER with this month's newsletter: bit.ly/43dodad

From the #OEWeek23 Library, we spotlight the Language of Medical Terminology from NorQuest College NorQuest College. Link to the resource here: oeg.pub/43necHx #OERs

Delighted to announce that Français inclusif: An Interactive Textbook for French 201 is now available! boisestate.pressbooks.pub/french201/ In addition to the book, editable IPAs, slide decks, and cultural reflections are available to French instructors! #OER #Langchat #French #FrenchOER

Is the paper you need stuck behind a paywall? Here is a list of useful websites to help you access the research you need. * unpaywall.org * paperpanda.app * 12ft.io * openaccessbutton.org * ilovephd.com/working-sci-hu…

Show me a 10ft paywall, I’ll show you a 12ft ladder. 12ft.io

If you're a college instructor who wants to save their students money, we have exactly what you're looking for. OpenStax offers over 60 free, peer-reviewed textbooks designed to empower your students to achieve their learning goals. Explore today! ow.ly/tWQg50OLVHU

Have you visited the Librivox Free Audiobook Collection in the Archive? With thousands of works to choose from, there is surely something for everyone. We've highlighted a few of our favorites here - mailchi.mp/archive.org/a-…

OpenStax invites contributions and insights from the field to support #K12 teachers, #HigherEd instructors, and #education enthusiasts! If you have a unique perspective to share that others might find valuable, consider writing a guest blog post! openstax.org/write-for-us

.OASPA and DOAJ Introduce a New Open Access Toolkit For #Publishers and #Researchers ow.ly/hmko50OYjog #libraries

OSTI leads the US Government ORCID Consortium for gov orgs to use, collect, integrate ORCID iDs into research workflows. ORCID iDs are persistent digital identifiers uniquely identifying researchers, connecting them with their professional info. osti.gov/pids/orcid-ser… ORCID Organization