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The Society for Scholarly Publishing Connects publishers, researchers and Librarians

A nonprofit entity, The Society for Scholarly Publishing was established in 1978 to foster academic publishing and help build community. The Society strives to bring together publishing professionals, researchers and librarians to network, share information and communicate the latest developments in the publishing industry. In keeping with SSP’s commitment to advance

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Omnia Abdallah April 7, 2016

OpenStax: Students saved more than $13 million in two years

An initiative by Rice University, OpenStax is a non-profit organization with the purpose of providing access to high quality education to all students regardless of their financial capabilities. In a time when students are burdened by high textbook costs, OpenStax offers free, high quality textbooks available online for anyone. In addition,

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Omnia Abdallah March 4, 2016

Altmetrics As A New Research Impact Indicator

Altmetric is an innovative complementary measurement of scientific research impact within the social media arena. Unlike the traditional bibliometrics, which measure journals impact and research citations, altmetric assesses the influence of research in social media portals; such as, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, article downloads, etc. Altmetric is oriented towards societal impact and spread

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Omnia Abdallah February 18, 2016

Professor Catherine Graham Listed Among Most Influential Researchers 2015

Department of Ecology and Evolution Associate Professor Catherine H. Graham has been recognized by publisher Thomson Reuters as one of the most highly cited and influential researchers of 2015.  Professor Graham has authored and co-authored multiple highly cited articles, including “Novel Methods Improve Prediction of Species’ Distribution From Occurrence Data” in the

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Darren Chase February 16, 2016

Kudos: Increase Your Research Impact and Citations

Although Open Access leverages the availability of your research to a broad spectrum of audiences, it does not guarantee the visibility of your work due to the abundance of literature available online. To overcome this setback you can use Kudos as a toolkit to promote your work, increase citations and make sure your

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Omnia Abdallah February 16, 2016

Open Education Week 2016 @ SBU

Open Education encompasses resources, tools, practices and policies that are free of legal, financial and technical barriers and can be fully used, shared and adapted in the digital environment. The movement for open education seeks to tap into the vast potential of technology and the Internet to support more affordable,

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Darren Chase February 15, 2016

Open Education Week 2016

Organized by the Open Education Consortium, Open Education Week will take place on 7-11 March 2016 as an event to promote and celebrate open education efforts exerted by various individuals and institutions and their achievements affecting educators and leaners. If you are interested in participating in this event, submit your

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Omnia Abdallah January 21, 2016

Poster Session

The 2015 Open Access Symposium & 9th Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture featured a poster session covering a range of open access topics.  Posters were created by Stony Brook University Librarians Darren Chase, Laura Costello, Jennifer DeVito, Ann Gleason, Molly Higgins, Kate Kasten, Jennifer Lyon, Jamie Saragossi, Sally Stieglitz, Robert Tolliver,

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Darren Chase October 29, 2015

Open Access Week 2015

Open Access literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What it means to academia and research is that the primary barrier to access, price, is removed from the equation, allowing free access to peer-reviewed, scholarly works, books, and just about any other

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Darren Chase October 19, 2015

Screenings: The Internet’s Own Boy

Join us for a special Open Access Week viewing of The Internet’s Own Boy, which follows the inspiring and tragic story of information activist and Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz. Swartz was indicted by federal prosecutors for alleged felony computer crimes for downloading JSTOR articles in an attempt to make them public. When: Monday, October

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Darren Chase October 13, 2015