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Natalie Waters appointed Associate Dean, Research & Scholarship

Natalie Waters

La version française suit McGill University Libraries are pleased to welcome Natalie Waters as the new Associate Dean, Research & Scholarship, on a five-year term, ending November 2029. Natalie Waters has been leading the Research and Scholarship team on an …

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Open Access Week Interview: Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies

Finishing our Open Access Week interview series, the Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies. Responses provided by Associate Editor, Philip Gooding. Why do you think it’s important for your journal to be open access? As the first scholarly journal dedicated …

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Open Access Week Interview: Journal of the Council for Research on Religion

Continuing our Open Access Week interview series the Journal of the Council for Research on Religion. Responses provided by Dr. Amanda Rosini. Why do you think it’s important for your journal to be open-access? Open-access journals are vital within academia …

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Open Access Week Interview: McGill Journal of Education

To kick off Open Access Week 2023, we are pleased to interview with one of the open access journals in McGill Library’s scholarly publishing program: McGill Journal of Education. Keep an eye out for more interviews to come! Why do …

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New Open Access Guide Now Live

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A PSA from the Scholarly Communications Committee Open access (OA) is the process of making research available online free of charge. This can include peer-reviewed articles, books, data, images, and other formats used to disseminate scholarly information. It is a …

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Open Research Symposium Recap

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On April 4, McGill Library hosted an event dedicated to all things open! Nearly 50 students, researchers, and staff attended the event. Attendees learned about launching open access journals, sharing experiments, saving data, publishing registered reports among others. View presentations …

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Register now! Open Research Symposium

Join us for a free, half-day symposium dedicated to all things open! Open data, open access, open methods, and open science. Hear from researchers about how they integrate open into their practices. The event will take place Tuesday April 4, …

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Canadian Science Publishing: Open Access Deal

McGill corresponding authors publishing with five Canadian Science Publishing journals now have the option to make their articles open access at no cost. Eligible titles: Biochemistry and Cell Biology Canadian Journal of Physics Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology Genome …

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McGill Library: Wiley Open Access Deal

Starting January 15, 2023, McGill-affiliated corresponding authors will have the option to make their work open access for no cost in Wiley’s hybrid journals. Review the list of eligible titles (XLS will download). Note this deal does not apply to …

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Open Access Week Interview Series: Dylan Wade Roskams-Edris

We are wrapping up our Open Access Week interview series with Dylan Wade Roskams-Edris, Open Science Alliance Officer for the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute at The Neuro.  What’s your title and position? I’m an independent consultant working with various groups …

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