Category Archives: Open Access

Share your vision of open scholarship

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Monique Flaccavento

As part of Open Access Week in October, Robarts Library staff are seeking presenters who can share their enthusiasm and experiences by presenting a papers or case study, conducting open source demonstrations, organizing a panel discussion or running a workshop. … Continue reading →

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Scholarly Communications: Open Access, Open Data, and More

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Monique Flaccavento

Do you have questions about the rights you have as an author?  Copyright?  Open Access? The UofT Libraries has created a Scholarly Communication guide for faculty, researchers, and students on the issues surrounding the dessemination and communication of scholarly information, including: … Continue reading →

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T-space and Scholarly Communication

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Jenaya Webb

Have you recently submitted your thesis to T-space? After convocation, your submission will be publicly available and searchable via Google and other search engines. This means more opportunities for your academic work to be found, read, and cited by the research community! … Continue reading →

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Download an OISE e-book via the Internet Archive

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Monique Flaccavento

Did you know that 1,914 items from the OISE Library are available for free download through the Internet Archive?  To date, there have been almost 38,000 (!) downloads. Our most popular titles? Schools and Teachers in the Province of Ontario (4,865 … Continue reading →

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OpenLibrary. E-book lending program now available!

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Monique Flaccavento

The Internet Archive, in conjunction with 150 libraries including the University of Toronto Libraries, has rolled out a new e-book lending collection on OpenLibrary.org. This means that library patrons with an OpenLibrary account can check out any of these e-books. … Continue reading →

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