Open Access Week 2015
Today marks the beginning of the 8th International Open Access Week. This year’s theme is “Open for Collaboration” and highlights the power of openness to drive collaboration and advance research....
View ArticleNeuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) is Open for Collaboration!
The Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Educational Library is a collaboration between the North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society (NANOS) and the Spencer S Eccles Health Sciences Library (EHSL). Nancy...
View ArticleEvaluate the Pros and Cons of Open Access
While Open Access definitely has a place in today’s scholarly communications, one should approach publishing within open access journals with a careful review of the pros and cons associated with such....
View ArticleCreating open access materials is easy!
Open access and Open Educational Resources (OER) are hot topics in academia, and have been for several years. Earlier this week, we talked about what these concepts are and an example of how the...
View ArticleNIH Compliance and the Public Access Policy
By Darell Schmick It’s that time again: R1 Research grant deadlines are coming up! If you’re benefiting from NIH funding, are you compliant? Many researchers believe this to be a hassle, but there’s a...
View ArticleFree Online Tools for Collaboration
Explore these free online tools that will make collaborating much easier! Share documents and files via Box You may already be familiar with Dropbox or Google Drive and the concept is the same for Box....
View ArticleCollaboration on an Open Source Code App
This is the last blog post honoring the International Open Access Week. This post will focus on EHSL collaboration with The GApp Lab to create an open source app. Before jumping into the actual app and...
View ArticleA Statement in Affirmation of Our Core Values
by the Faculty and Staff of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah The faculty and staff of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (EHSL) publicly assert and stand in...
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