Open Access

The University Libraries are honoring the four Provost’s Fellows through a series of stories chronicling each of their projects. Information Science PhD student Wendy Norris’ project for the 2019 Provost’s Fellowship for the Libraries “Python for Text Analysis video tutorials” is informed by her own path towards understanding digital humanities-related...

Leah Wasser is the recipient of the 2019 CU Boulder Open Educator Award from the CU Student Government and the University Libraries. The award recognizes her openly-licensed Earth Analytics Python course that uses open source tools to educate students on Earth data science. An average of 50,000 unique global visitors...

Have you ever considered the challenges in tenure and promotion in the context of open access? The second biennial Colorado Open Scholars Summit will discuss challenges in tenure and promotion within the current scholarly landscape and the role—or potential role—of open access within the tenure and promotion process. A state-wide...

With the launch of the Living Journal of Computational Molecular Science (LiveCoMS) , academic publishing continues to evolve in the digital age. ChBE Associate Professor Michael Shirts is one of the researchers behind the project, working with initial funding and support provided by the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries. Shirts...

For the first time in over twenty years, we will see an abundance of creative works pass into the public domain. On January 1, 2019, a wealth of literature, art, music, movies, and other creative works that had an authorized copyright in 1923 will lose their copyright protections and enter...

CU Student Government and the University Libraries have joined together to identify and recognize CU educators who demonstrate exemplary use of open educational resources (OER) in their classrooms or teaching practice. Do you have a CU teacher or colleague who has implemented, adapted, authored, or shared high quality open educational...

Open access (OA) is a way of publishing your research that enables it to be freely accessible to the public and usually has limited copyright restrictions. This method of publishing provides people with greater ability to access, view, build upon, and cite research. The OA model of publishing is a...

The University Libraries OER Leads wish to draw the campus’ attention to a Colorado Open Educational Resources Grant Opportunity. The Colorado OER Council and Colorado Department of Higher Education recently released a request for proposals open until November 14th, 2018. “This grant program was created to: Raise awareness of OER...

The 11 th annual International Open Access Week is coming October 22 – 28. The University Libraries has put together an exciting series of events under this year's theme of "Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge." The workshops and events emphasize the importance of asking touch questions, staying critical, and...

Open Access and Open Data are transforming the ways we conduct research and share our work with the world, while Open Educational Resources (OER) are revolutionizing teaching and learning in the classroom. Whether you are familiar with these terms or just hearing them for the first time, we invite you...