Scholarly Communication

News: Scholarly communication

The Library’s Scholarly Communications Program leads initiatives to improve the sustainability, accessibility, and reach of scholarship at UC Davis and beyond.

Move It Forward: UC Davis Library advances plan for open access scholarly publishing

The UC Davis Library is advancing Move It Forward, a project that promises to make big strides for open access scholarly publishing. Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Move it Forward is investigating how publishers and research universities might economically and expeditiously switch to open access scholarly publishing ...

April 11, 2018 • Sarah Colwell

Pathways to Open Access: new UC Libraries report charts the way forward

Today, UC Libraries released Pathways to Open Access, a report reviewing and summarizing our available options for making good on our collective commitment to the open access publication of scholarship. Pathways, prepared by an intercampus working group and approved by UC’s Council of University Librarians, is designed to help us ...

March 21, 2018 • Neil Weingarten

Move It Forward Opens for Applications

The library is pleased to be accepting applications to participate in Move It Forward, a workshop for publishers on transitioning titles to open access models. Move It Forward builds on the earlier Pay It Forward project, which ...

March 20, 2018 • Neil Weingarten

Event: making fair use of copyrighted work with the Authors Alliance

Join experts from the Authors Alliance to learn about relying on "fair use" when using copyrighted material ! ...

February 15, 2018 • Neil Weingarten

Bring Your Syllabus to Us: Library Research Consults

For every book or reading assigned on your course syllabus, the library has another source, which can help explain, interpret, and help you better understand the context of your course. If you are looking for a head start this quarter, meet with a librarian at the Library Research Consult desk. ...

January 9, 2018

Event: Launching Open Access Books at UC Davis

ⓐ What: UC Davis Open Monograph Fund Launch Event With: MIT Press, UC Press, and more When: Monday, November 13, 2017, 2:30-4:30 pm, with reception to follow Where: Multipurpose Room at the UC Davis International Center UC Davis is one of 12 charter participants in a ...

October 31, 2017 • Neil Weingarten