的 University Libraries’ Scholarly Communications program promotes 开放 access and supports faculty in new and emerging forms of scholarly dissemination.  Through educational programming and assistance with dissemination, the program supports faculty and students at the university with author rights, 出版, 和版权.

开放教育资源

开放教育资源 (OER) are textbooks, 学习对象, other educational materials that are 开放: they are free to access with few or no limitations on remixing, modifying, sharing them. ScholarWorks@GVSU主机若干 开放 textbooks produced by Grand Valley faculty members.  

感兴趣 in learning more about OER, or in search of high-quality OER for a course?  我们的 开放教育资源指南 是一个很好的起点吗.

新:加速OER

感谢来自……的慷慨资助 President Mantella's Innovation Fund, the 加速超过 Initiative is expanding Grand Valley's support for faculty to create and use 开放教育资源 in their teaching. 两年以上, this initiative will provide faculty grants, 研讨会, new capacity for our library 出版 services.

感兴趣? Learn more about this initiative and discover upcoming opportunities on 加速OER网页.

开放获取出版基金

的 University Libraries have established the Open Access Publishing Support Fund to remove financial barriers that prevent researchers from 出版 in 开放 access journals.  的 Libraries will cover up to $3,000 of author submission fees to support the ability of researchers to publish in established 开放 access peer-reviewed journals.

Open Access Journal Quality Indicators

的 开放 access landscape is complex. 的re are thousands of peer-reviewed 开放 access journals, with new titles emerging rapidly using a variety of models. 虽然有很多优质的, peer-reviewed 开放 access publications, there are also journals/publishers that engage in unprofessional or unethical practices. To assist faculty in navigating this landscape the University Libraries established guidelines to help evaluate 开放 access publications as they consider appropriate publication venues, or invitations to serve as reviewers or editors.

Educational Programs and Opportunities

的 University Libraries can provide customized presentations or 研讨会 for faculty or student groups. We can cover topics such as 开放 access 出版, author rights, 开放 education materials, ScholarWorks, SelectedWorks. For more information, or to schedule a presentation, contact 马特Ruen at (电子邮件保护)

的 University Libraries proudly support multiple organizations and initiatives focused on issues in scholarly communications. 的se organizations advocate for more sustainable and 开放 systems of scholarly 出版, develop resources for institutions and individuals, inspire new critical questions about how scholars create and share information. Participating and sponsoring these groups enables GVSU faculty, 工作人员, students to build new connections with widespread communities of practice, learning from others' innovations and sharing our own expertise.

To learn more about any of these organizations or initiatives, follow the link in their captions.