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The Clarion Covers Open Access — Not Once, Not Twice, but Three Times!

In the past few months, the Clarion, the newspaper of the PSC-CUNY, has published three in-depth articles about open access to scholarly literature and textbooks. “Joint Action on Textbook Costs By Faculty and Students at Brooklyn College” by Nancy Scola … Continue reading

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OA sessions @ the CUNY IT Conference

Like many of us I’m attending the CUNY IT Conference tomorrow and Friday. Perusing the schedule of sessions I was delighted to see lots of presentations about open access issues and projects. Whether you’re an OA newbie or a seasoned … Continue reading

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The Stars of the Open Access Week Double Feature

We’ve already announced the Open Access Week Double Feature, the October 26 event consisting of a two-hour morning session about authors’ rights and a CUNY institutional repository and a two-hour afternoon session about open access curricular materials.  And now we’re … Continue reading

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Open Access Week Double Feature @ the Grad Center, 10/26/2012

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Friday, October 26, 2012 Celebrate Open Access Week with an Open Access Double Feature, Starring Faculty from Across CUNY! Morning Session (10am-noon) — How to Go Open Access and How CUNY Can Help: Learn about open access … Continue reading

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