Category Archives: Open Access

Preserving and Sharing Langara History and Scholarship

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Dan Slessor

What is an institutional repository? An institutional repository is an innovation in scholarly communication meant for the storage, preservation, and dissemination of digital objects. These objects can take many forms and can include scholarly & artistic production, data sets, images, … Continue reading →

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Forget MOOCs – The Transformative Potential of Open Access.

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Briana Fraser

‘The Real Digital Divide’  by Jason Mittell, The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 7, 2013   The current uproar over MOOCs is deafening. It seems that every time you open a newspaper or look at your favorite blog you stumble … Continue reading →

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New open access publishing model, buffet style

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Annie Jensen

New journal PeerJ offers authors an alternative, more affordable model for open access publishing by asking authors to pay a one-time fee to freely publish peer-reviewed research papers.  From the article: “Science-publishing ventures continually battle for market space, yet most … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Patricia Cia

The Parable of the Farmers and the Teleporting Duplicator : Imagine a world where food is cheap and freely available, thanks to the amazing Teleporting Duplicator. What could go wrong?The Guardian (UK), February 10, 2012 Putting Elsevier and other major … Continue reading →

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