There are many reasons you may want to find Open Access materials – easy collaboration and access, you just like the spirit of Open Access publishing, or more. Here are a few ways you can find what you’re looking for: When searching InfoHawk+ you can filter results specifically for Open Access materials (a lot ofContinue reading “Finding Open Access Materials”
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Publish for Free with Transformative Agreements
Open Access publishing comes in many forms, but they are most commonly broken down into Gold and Green Open Access. With Green Open Access, authors directly publish their work to a repository or a preprint server, like ArXiv. Doing this can help you quickly get feedback from peers, or even skip the traditional publishing processContinue reading “Publish for Free with Transformative Agreements”
Open Science
Open Science takes the principles of Open Access and applies them to the scientific process. Researchers working in the Open Science framework actively share their data, tools, results, and more. Going further, Open Science seeks to include and learn from groups that have traditionally been excluded from the publishing process. The six principles of openContinue reading “Open Science”
Celebrate Open Access Week!
This week we’ll be highlighting Open Access on the blog in celebration of Open Access Week! Let’s start with the basics, what is Open Access? From our Scholarly Publishing LibGuide, “Open Access (OA) is the free, immediate, online availability of learning materials, research, and creative work.” Open Access helps to remove barriers to people whoContinue reading “Celebrate Open Access Week!”
Feeling Hungry?
It’s getting chilly and I don’t know about you but I feeling like doing more cooking (mmmm, soup). You can learn more about food here in the Engineering Library! If you’re looking for recipes with science behind them, check out Cooking for Geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food by Jeff Potter. Want the scienceContinue reading “Feeling Hungry?”
Corn Monument Fan Favorite Tournament
If you’ve been in the library this week, you may have noticed the bracket on the wall between the stairs and the pods. Make sure to stop in often to keep an eye on our Corn Monument Fan Favorite Tournament! It’s a tournament-style format, and you can find info on the brackets and how toContinue reading “Corn Monument Fan Favorite Tournament”
LEGO in the Engineering Library
Getting worn out by school? Take a break and talk LEGO with us! We have many (many many) LEGO books to help you build a variety of things. If you’re just getting started and want to learn the terminology, tips, and tricks before you begin to build, check out The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide byContinue reading “LEGO in the Engineering Library”
E-Books on the Shelves!
If you go browsing through our shelves you might see something you’re not expecting – a VHS case! No, we did not start bringing videotapes into our collection, you’ve just found one of our physical e-books. We’ve chosen a few of our most popular e-books to have physical representation on the shelves. This way, whenContinue reading “E-Books on the Shelves!”
Kicking off Creative Kick-Start!
Last weekend we kicked off football season, but now let’s kick off Creative Kick-Start! Creative Kick-Start is a program created by the Engineering Library and Engineering Technology Center that gives all engineering students a shot at some funding to bring their ideas to life. This year we will be awarding $750 to up to 10Continue reading “Kicking off Creative Kick-Start!”
Find your textbooks on Course Reserve!
You’ve made it through your second week of classes – congrats! Did you know that you can check out most of your course textbooks here at the Engineering Library? There’s no need to carry your textbook across campus if you need to work through a few problems during a break in the Seamans Center. YouContinue reading “Find your textbooks on Course Reserve!”