Embargo periods? Green or Gold OA? Data archiving rules? With publications piling up, navigating publisher and funder policies to enable open access can feel like a maze.
Academic publishing is in flux, and eLife, a pioneer in open-access biology research, finds itself at the heart of the storm.
As the year closes, it is an opportune moment to reflect with humility on the year passed, and to look forward with hope to the year coming. I would like to attempt a brief review and preview about the Library's work. 2024 In 2024, the Library team worked very hard to update and upgrade services on all fronts. Here are a few examples. We opened the LG5 learning space in Spring; hosted the signature special collections exhibition of antique maps; organized a variety of talks by interesting speakers, including a Chinese Opera demonstration in collaboration with Xiqu Centre of westK; boosted streaming content in the collections such as Kanopy. On learning and research support, we created many new workshops that cover AI tools for academic use; and we enabled HKUST authors to publish their research papers Open Access via agreements with publishers. These are only some of the prominent outcomes of the Library team's collective efforts. Each of these posed unique challenges to us, and we overcame many with perseverance, agility, and creativity. 2025 What new things will you find in and from the Library in 2025? Many library services will naturally roll along the same tracks, but it doesn't mean they are not new!
October 21-27 will be International Open Access Week 2024. Worldwide, people and organizations dedicated to pursuing “Open Access” as a part of the Open Science agenda will celebrate open access and hold activities.
Exploring the research landscape of an institution has often meant turning to traditional academic databases like Web of Science or Scopus for publication information. However, open data is changing how we understand research.
Welcome back to the new semester! In this post, we are happy to share the changes we have made to our library’s support for Open Access transformative publishing.
In this week's post, we present a roundup of a diverse range of topics and events from the International Open Access Week held in October 2023.