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University Libraries Host Open Education Week 2015

by Anita Walz Posted on March 23, 2015

Open Education Week is an annual event to raise awareness of free and open educational resources, and 2015 marked the second celebration of Open Education Week at Virginia Tech’s University Libraries. How are open educational resources (OER) defined? OER are … Continue reading →

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Open Data Day/CodeAcross Event Recap

by Philip Young Posted on February 26, 2015

Blacksburg’s first celebration of Open Data Day and CodeAcross was organized by Code for NRV, our local Code for America brigade, and the University Libraries, which hosted the event in Newman Library’s Multipurpose Room. Originally scheduled for Saturday, February 21 … Continue reading →

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OA Week Event: Faculty and Graduate Student Panel

by Philip Young Posted on November 3, 2014

Our panel of faculty and graduate students is one of the most interesting events of every Open Access Week, and the 2014 version did not disappoint. In the past we’ve hosted separate, consecutive panels, but this year we decided to … Continue reading →

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OA Week Event: Keynote Address by John Willinsky

by Philip Young Posted on October 26, 2013

John Willinsky, Distinguished Innovator in Residence, gave the keynote address for Open Access Week at Virginia Tech Thursday night in the Graduate Life Center auditorium. “What Is It About the History of Learning that Calls Out for Open Access to … Continue reading →

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OA Week Event: Faculty and Graduate Student Panels

by Philip Young Posted on October 24, 2013

There were some excellent discussions last night during our Open Access Week faculty and graduate student panels. Our faculty panelists were Dr. Zachary Dresser (Religion and Culture), Dr. Deborah Good (Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise), and Dr. Joseph S. Merola … Continue reading →

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OA Week Event: A Panel on ETDs and Open Access

by Philip Young Posted on October 22, 2013

Our first event of Open Access Week 2013 provided plenty of interesting discussion yesterday. “ETDs and Open Access” (ETDs are electronic theses and dissertations) was led by Gail McMillan (Director, Center for Digital Research and Scholarship Services, University Libraries), Jordan … Continue reading →

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Worth Reading: Easy Steps, Hybrid OA, Elsevier, Jack Andraka

by Philip Young Posted on June 14, 2013

Ross Mounce puts almost everything you need to know in one place with his post Easy Steps Towards Open Scholarship. I’ve thought from the start that paying to have a single article open access in an otherwise paywalled subscription journal … Continue reading →

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