If you’re a regular follower of this blog, you know that many of the library-related posts have been on the theme of open access. One of the big challenges open access initiatives face at research institutions is related to...
Open Access: Delivering on the Promise (Slides | Video) For the past decade, the concept of Open Access has moved, slowly but inexorably, from a theoretical construct to a new operating reality in scholarly research. A robust infrastructure of...
With the arrival of Dean Rick Luce on campus, the OU Libraries has begun engaging our customers in a conversation about what it means to be a 21st century research library. One of the topics we’ve heard over and...
The University of Oklahoma Libraries is pleased to announce that Carl Grant will be joining our team as the Associate Dean for Knowledge Services and Chief Technology Officer. Carl has an extensive background in the information industry and has...
For those of you regularly follow this blog, you’ll know that there have been several posts about open access, scholarly communication, and assessing the impact of your research; if these topics resonate with you, then this conference is a...
It’s that time of year again – Academic Technology Expo time! Last year’s event was an overwhelming success, and we expect nothing less this time around. We will have more presentations, more topics, more interaction, and a keynote presentation...
The University of Oklahoma Libraries is in the process of creating a strategic plan to guide our future endeavors, and we would like to hear from faculty in all department through a series of town hall meetings. These sessions will be...
In one of my first posts to this blog, I discussed scholarly communication and how faculty can contribute to OU’s institutional repository. Closely related to the topic of scholarly communication is the topic of open access (OA), and next...
Last month we looked at Web of Science as a way of determining who is citing your research. In this post, I will tell you a little bit about using Google’s freely available tools, Google Scholar’s Citations and Metrics...
It’s the start of the semester, so I thought it would be a good time to tell you about some of the upcoming trainings and events at University Libraries this fall. For more information about any of the events, please...