Archive for April, 2020
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The (virtual) library is open: UC campuses offer research and teaching support during campus closures
[Editor’s note: UC campuses have reopened since this post was created, and many of the pages linked below no longer exist. This post is maintained as an archive.] UC’s academic community relies on library resources for teaching, learning and research. While campus library buildings are closed and scholars can’t browse the physical stacks or meet with librarians, the libraries are providing help through their websites. Each campus library has a central page for information about what resources are available and how to get in touch. Visit your library’s portal for more information about things like: UC BerkeleyCOVID-19 Portal for UC […]
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PLOS Open Access Agreement Goes Live
In February, the University of California announced that it had signed an agreement with the open access publisher, PLOS, to make it easier and more affordable for UC authors to publish in PLOS’ journals. We’re pleased to let you know that this agreement is in effect as of April 1! How does the deal work? Starting April 1, 2020, all manuscripts submitted for publication in a PLOS journal with a corresponding author from any of the ten UC campuses, UCOP, or Lawrence Berkeley National Lab are eligible for funding assistance from the UC Libraries. Under the agreement, the UC Libraries […]
