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 […]
Summer Stipend for Transitioning to Open Educational Resources
Posted February 26, 2024
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 […]
Publishing Open Textbooks at JMU: A Self-Paced Online Workshop for Faculty
Posted February 6, 2024
Create Open Course Materials with Pressbooks: Workshop for Faculty on March 5
Posted January 23, 2024
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 […]