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Free Textbooks at the Library with Open Educational Resources

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Open Educational Resources – What are They? Textbooks are expensive! Textbooks today cost 800% more than 1978 studies show a direct link between textbook costs and student success. A 2016 student survey by Florida Virtual Campus found that 66.6% of students do not purchase textbooks due to high cost. Even worse, this survey shows that … Continue reading the article: Free Textbooks at the Library with Open Educational Resources →

Article Processing Charges and An Interview with Professor Ballhorn

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Open Access and Article Processing Charges Some open access publications ask authors to pay article processing charges (APCs) to support making their articles readily available while moving away from subscriptions income. These fees allow journals to make their publications immediately and freely available online. Journals understand that APC fees can be a barrier for researchers without funding. … Continue reading the article: Article Processing Charges and An Interview with Professor Ballhorn →

PSU Library Celebrates Open Access Week

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International Open Access Week is upon us! Celebrate open access and publishing with the PSU Library from October 24 through October 30, 2016. Open access the movement to make scholarly endeavors available to the public without financial and licensing barriers. Open access is the immediate, online availability of research that have minimal license restrictions. During … Continue reading the article: PSU Library Celebrates Open Access Week →

Featured Resource – Data.gov

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What is Data.gov? Data.gov is a source of accessible, discoverable, and open government data. This treasure trove of statistics and information pulls data from many different organizations, so it spans many different disciplines. Built-in search tools help you find the data you need regardless of size, scope or subject. Narrow the data down to the state, county or … Continue reading the article: Featured Resource – Data.gov →

Fall Term Drop-in Workshops

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Upcoming Workshops Managing Resources with Zotero and Mendeley Description Zotero and Mendeley are web-based and desktop citation and PDF management tools that make it easy to collect, organize and cite research materials. Both are terrific tools for anyone working on a research project, as they can help you manage your research materials from multiple sources … Continue reading the article: Fall Term Drop-in Workshops →

Oregon Cultural Trust Grant Awarded to Special Collections: Preserving Historic Newspapers of Oregon’s African American Community

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The PSU Library is pleased to announce it has received a $5000 grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust to preserve and make accessible its historical collection of local Black-owned and published newspapers. The newspapers were donated to Portland State in 2012 by Charlotte Rutherford as part of the Verdell Burdine and Otto G. … Continue reading the article: Oregon Cultural Trust Grant Awarded to Special Collections: Preserving Historic Newspapers of Oregon’s African American Community →

PSU Librarians Attend Summit to Improve Student Success with Open Textbooks

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Using open textbooks can save students hundreds of dollars per year. Creating awareness of open textbooks as an option remains a challenge, which is why PSU librarians Karen Bjork and Sarah Beasley attended the Open Textbook Network (OTN) Summer Institute Aug. 9-12, 2016 at the University of Minnesota. The OTN, an alliance of nearly 250 colleges and universities across the country, supports developing strategies for … Continue reading the article: PSU Librarians Attend Summit to Improve Student Success with Open Textbooks →
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