On altmetrics, going beyond citations to measure research impact

Published April 25, 2023 by Alison Moore

Altmetrics are an innovative approach to measure the impact of research that looks beyond traditional citation counts to measure a broader range of impacts, including online dissemination, social media attention, and public policy implications.

The state of open educational resources in Africa

Published April 17, 2023 by Alison Moore

On some benefits and challenges of open educational resources (OER) in Africa.

On extended access to research: an interview with a community scholar

Published March 10, 2023 by Alison Moore

The Community Scholars Program, initiated and coordinated by SFU Library, provides access to academic publications to employees of charities and non-profits in the local communities of six BC universities. We were able to interview a Community Scholar, in order to gain a glimpse into the perspective of a participant, hear their thoughts on various aspects of the program and the value of accessible research outputs, from the perspective of the non-profit sector.

Removing barriers: Three scholars talk about open education at SFU

Published February 28, 2023 by Hope Power

Hey, did you know that March 6th to 10th marks an international celebration of open education? Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research resources created with the intention of being freely available to users anywhere (SFU Library). In June of 2022, SFU announced their commitment to open education.

SFU researchers to benefit from two new transformative agreements with Canadian Science Publishing and Wiley

Published February 14, 2023 by Alison Moore

SFU Library is pleased to announce the launch of 2 new transformative open access agreements with scholarly publishers. Through our membership in the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), SFU has recently signed agreements with Canadian Science Publishing and Wiley.

“A bizarre 20-year hiatus:” Changes to copyright term in Canada

Published January 11, 2023 by Alison Moore

The general term of copyright protection in Canada changed from the life of the creator plus 50 years to the life of the creator plus 70 years. Read this blog post to find out more about the consequences.

Beyond copyright: traditional knowledge and biocultural labels

Published December 16, 2022 by Alison Moore

Should all information be open? On Indigenous knowledge, copyright, and biocultural labels.

An overview of institutional repositories in Africa

Published December 9, 2022 by Alison Moore

Open Access Institutional Repositories (OAIR) have brought about a culture of sharing and participation, and African scholars must take advantage of this. How are the barriers to publishing in OAIR overcome?

SFU Celebrates Open Access Week 2022

Published November 28, 2022 by Alison Moore

Open Access Week 2022 at SFU, October 24-30.

Important milestone in the open access movement: immediate open access by 2026, in the US

Published October 28, 2022 by Alison Moore

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced new guidance on access to federally funded research, namely for taxpayers to get immediate and free access to all publicly funded research, and their supporting data, by 2026.

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