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Category: Open Education News

Faculty: Are You Using Open Textbooks?

Posted February 27, 2024

If so, please fill out this survey to let us know! We’d love to hear about all the open textbooks or open course materials you are using, even if your course also requires some textbooks that cost money. Either way, […]

8 Ways to Celebrate Open Education Week

Posted February 26, 2024

It’s almost Open Education Week (March 4-8), and we’re celebrating because free and equitable access to information is at the core of what we do, and because it gives us an excuse to share how you can help make education […]

Staff Reminder to Mark No/Low-Cost Courses in Course Scheduler

Posted February 22, 2024

This is a friendly reminder for staff who are responsible for entering classes in Course Scheduler. Please make sure that any courses with textbooks costing less than $40 at the JMU Bookstore are marked as No/Low-Cost so that students can […]

Check Out the Latest JMU Libraries Magazine

Posted January 17, 2024

We’re excited to share the second issue of the JMU Libraries Magazine, with stories about our work and successes in 2022 and 2023. This biennial magazine celebrates the students, scholars, staff, supporters, and faculty who collaborate with us and help […]

Get Help With the Costs of Open Access Publication

Posted November 29, 2023

Did you know that you can apply for funding to help cover the cost of publishing an open access article? It’s true! Our Open Access APC Fund provides subsidies for some article processing charges (APC) for articles by JMU faculty […]

International OA Week: Online Events & Open Access APC Fund

Posted October 24, 2023

It’s International Open Access (OA) Week! To celebrate, we’re promoting several online OA Week events and sharing important context on our Open Access APC Fund to help faculty and staff with the costs of publishing open access articles: Why is […]

Open Access Week 2023: Community over Commercialization

Posted October 17, 2023

Not all approaches to scholarly communication prioritize the best interests of the public and the academic community. Open Access Week provides an opportunity to discuss open scholarship—and whose interests are served by it. This year’s Open Access Week theme, “Community […]