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Call for submissions: The Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Journal

    The Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Journal adds to the body of knowledge in all fields and showcases the outstanding scholarship of our undergraduates. It provides a forum for students to publicly share their research, offering opportunities for presenting … Continue reading

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White House Supports Open Access

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The Executive Office of the President has issued a statement in support of open access to federally funded scholarship and data. The Memorandum, posted Friday, February 22, by John Holdren, Director of the President’s Office of Science and Technology, begins: … Continue reading

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MLA Embraces “Green” Open Access

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MLA Director of Scholarly Communication Kathleen Fitzpatrick announced that the Modern Language Association is endorsing the open access publishing movement. Her article, “Openness, value, and scholarly societies – The Modern Language Association model,” published in the December issue of College … Continue reading

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Open Access ETDs Shouldn’t Limit Opportunities for Future Scholarly Publication

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As reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education, newly-minted scholars shouldn’t worry that publishing their electronic theses or dissertations in open access repositories will unduly limit their future publishing opportunities, a 2011 survey reveals. In the study, to be published … Continue reading

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PLoS, arXiv, and the Future of Open Access

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Is open access (OA) really the way of the future, or is it unsustainable? To get an idea, we’ll look at two OA success stories: PLoS and arXiv. PLoS, or Public Library of Science, is a OA publisher and advocacy … Continue reading

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Open Access for the Humanities

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The open access movement is often associated with scholarship in science disciplines in light of policies such as the NIH Public Access Policy which mandate the deposit of publications that result from grant funded research, the existence of established open … Continue reading

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Studies show Open Access increases rate of citation

Why should researchers ensure that their work will be available in an open access journal or repository like GSU Library’s Digital Archive? Open access publication results in higher visibility and impact for your scholarship. Studies show that open access articles have … Continue reading

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Opening the door to the world

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  Open Access Week kicks off today with a global celebration. This year over 100 countries are participating (Higginbotham, 2012). Participation is on the rise as is global concerns over the accessibility of scholarly research. Currently, price barriers make much … Continue reading

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Particle Physics Pioneers in Open Access

The field of particle physics, already known for its heavy use of the open access depository arXiv, is switching completely to open access publication. The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3)–of which Georgia State University is … Continue reading

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Library Distributes Peter Suber’s Open Access to New Faculty

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According to Peter Suber’s new book Open Access: “When a library must provide access for thousands of faculty and students working on tens of thousands of topics, and when the volume of new works grows explosively every year, price barriers become … Continue reading

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