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Boston College Digital Scholarship retweeted
We’re delighted to announce that the University of Cambridge has a new Self-Archiving Policy, which takes effect from 1 April 2023. The policy gives researchers a route to make the accepted version of their papers open access without embargo. lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/self-a…
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QUESTION: I don't know if this is a stupid one. Does LLM in the form of ChatGPT use information in research papers that are behind a paywall? If yes, what is the technology going on there to provide access? If no, is this a huge argument for OA?
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Boston College Digital Scholarship retweeted
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (@WHOSTP ) just released an #FAQ on its August memo ("Nelson memo") asking federal funding agencies to adopt or strengthen their #openaccess policies. whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-upd… #OAintheUSA #OSTP
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Boston College Digital Scholarship retweeted
DOAB officially launches its new service to further build trust in peer review and open access academic book publishing | Directory of Open Access Books ift.tt/yaozrsL
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Happy International Open Access Week! OA Week is off to a great start with advocates across the world taking action to advance "Open for Climate Justice." You can follow the conversation at #OAWeek and explore a selection of activities for the week at openaccessweek.org/blog/kick…
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Data visualization inspiration thanks to DALL-E: how Rothko, Basquiat, Picasso, and Monet would create an academic chart.
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Boston College Digital Scholarship retweeted
Did you hear the news? Registration is open for all of our fall events! Early bird pricing ends after August 15 so don't delay! forum2022.diglib.org/registr…
🎉🎉🎉 Registration is now open for this October's #DLFforum, #LearnAtDLF preconference, @NDSA2 #DigiPres22 & @CLIRgrants #digHC symposium! 🎉🎉🎉 hubs.li/Q01f7HPR0 We're also thrilled to announce this year's keynote speakers! (Drumroll, please...)
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Boston College Digital Scholarship retweeted
Many of the interdisciplinary curriculum development projects funded through the Humanities Connections program have a digital humanities component! Learn more ⬇️
For the next two weeks, we'll be highlighting sample Humanities Connections narratives from our program pages. Follow along to get ideas for your own Humanities Connections applications! Learn more here: bit.ly/388rals
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Check out the new Burns Blog post! johnjburnslibrary.wordpress.…
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Attn: digital humanists interested in funding for infrastructure or sustainable development of digital projects. 🐦
This year’s Infrastructure and Capacity Building grant program now offers awards up to $1,000,000! Also new this year: all requests that come in at $150,000 or less are only required to match their funds at a 1:1 ratio. ℹ️ bit.ly/2RB011K
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Boston College Digital Scholarship retweeted
Join us on Fri, 3/18 at noon for the DH Salon! This week: George Elliott, PhD Candidate @BrownHist, will talk about "Building Saltbox Science: 3-D Modeling as Dissertation Work." Register here: tinyurl.com/4s833e6d #BrownUniversity #digitalhumanities #3dmodeling
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Boston College Digital Scholarship retweeted
A new deal means Boston College researchers can publish articles Open Access with @CambridgeUP journals, and charges are covered by the library! Find out more at buff.ly/36ukdtP
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Tiffeni Fontno, Head Librarian at Boston College's Educational Resource Center created this powerful LibGuide on Critically Teaching & Learning About Black History & Culture: Children's & Young Adult Literature. Check it out! @bclynchschool libguides.bc.edu/criticalbla…
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1/ After 5 yrs of direct experience with offset (read-and-publish, transformative) agreements, #Sweden is saying no more after 2024. uksg.org/newsletter/uksg-ene…
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Boston College Digital Scholarship retweeted
New study: #Openaccess research articles are mentioned more often by news media than paywalled articles. This OA advantage exists for gold, green, and hybrid OA. direct.mit.edu/qss/article/2…
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ORCID and the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) are proud to announce a new set of documentation resources for the ORCID Plugin for OJS, which is freely available in the OJS Plugin Gallery. ow.ly/WIxN50GzORn
Philanthropist, business executive, and former Boston College Trustee Brian P. Burns, the founder and principal benefactor of the John J. Burns Library, passed away on August 12. See more at bit.ly/BBurnsStory #BrianPBurns #IrishCollections #IrishStudies #BurnsScholar