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
Fair 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 inCalifornia Universities Partner with Wiley on Landmark Open Access Agreement
January 11, 2024
This post is a press release issued by Wiley, the University of California, and the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium. Hoboken, NJ – January 11, 2024 – The 10-campus UniversityRemarks by Günter Waibel on federal public access policies and institutional investment
December 5, 2023
The following remarks were made by Günter Waibel, Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director of CDL, at the public workshop “Enhancing Public Access to the Results of Research Supported by theOpen Book Collective: Collective Path Toward an Open and Sustainable Monograph Future
November 6, 2023
The Open Access (OA) publishing movement is at our doorstep. However, as an academic community, we are not yet ready to fully embrace and support the OA monograph transformation. Books continue
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Recent Posts
- 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
- California Universities Partner with Wiley on Landmark Open Access Agreement
- Remarks by Günter Waibel on federal public access policies and institutional investment
- Open Book Collective: Collective Path Toward an Open and Sustainable Monograph Future