Open Access (OA) and Scholarly Communication at the University of California
Scholarly research publications and their distribution models are changing — and the University of California and its scholars have been both drivers and beneficiaries of these exciting transformations in recent years. This site is a resource for UC faculty, researchers, students and staff who want to learn more about:
- University of California open access policies
- Open access publishing support @ UC, including UC's agreements and discounts with some publishers
- Benefits of and tools for openly sharing research data
- Changing models of peer review, evaluation metrics, and publication funding
- Current issues in scholarly communication via the OSC blog
Recent Posts
Follow up from The Right to Deposit webinar: statement and early signatories
April 22, 2024
Approximately 350 attendees joined the webinar The Right to Deposit – Uniform Guidance to Ensure Author Compliance and Public Access on April 16, 2024. The event explored the conflicting messagesBetter together: BTAA Libraries, CDL, and Lyrasis commit to strengthen Diamond Open Access in the United States
April 18, 2024
Representatives from the Big Ten Academic Alliance Libraries (BTAA Libraries), California Digital Library (CDL), and Lyrasis attended the Global Summit on Diamond Open Access in Toluca, Mexico inUpcoming webinar: “The Right To Deposit – Uniform Guidance to Ensure Author Compliance and Public Access”
March 21, 2024
“The Right To Deposit – Uniform Guidance to Ensure Author Compliance and Public Access” is a free webinar that will be held on April 16th from 11:00-1:30 pm PDT (2:00-3:30 EDT). It willFair use rights to conduct text and data mining and use artificial intelligence tools are essential for UC research and teaching
March 12, 2024
The UC Libraries strive to preserve fair use rights when licensing electronic resources—including the fair use rights to conduct computational research and incorporate artificial intelligence (AI)New Open Access Book from eScholarship Publishing: The Art of Diversity by Susan Carlson
January 16, 2024
eScholarship Publishing, University of California, announces a new open access book release: The Art of Diversity: A Chronicle of Advancing the University of California Faculty through Efforts in
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Recent Posts
- Follow up from The Right to Deposit webinar: statement and early signatories
- Better together: BTAA Libraries, CDL, and Lyrasis commit to strengthen Diamond Open Access in the United States
- Upcoming webinar: “The Right To Deposit – Uniform Guidance to Ensure Author Compliance and Public Access”
- Fair use rights to conduct text and data mining and use artificial intelligence tools are essential for UC research and teaching
- New Open Access Book from eScholarship Publishing: The Art of Diversity by Susan Carlson