The University of Alberta aims to grow Open Access (OA) publishing by 50% – ie. the proportion of research publications released freely online with no paywalls – by 2028. This growth is a key indicator in the University’s plan for research and innovation, Forward with Purpose.  There have always been multiple pathways to sharing publications openly. This includes options offered by the Library, such as our Publishing program (for journals and textbooks)…

International Open Access Week runs from October 21 – 27; this year’s theme is focused on “Community over Commercialization.” Open Access Week celebrates the importance of making scholarship openly available to serve the best interests of the public and the academic community. The open publishing program at the University of Alberta Library has been driven by the same sense of service for many years.  Libraries around the world, including the U of…

To bring awareness to the Days of Action at the University of Alberta, the Library invited Heather Ritz, Community Social Worker with Wellness Supports, to share her reflections and resources to explore for World Mental Health Day – October 10.  Tending to Self Care I live in a rental house and quite miss having a garden, so this summer I got into container gardening. I had cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, beans, peppers, and…

The University of Alberta Library is an important stakeholder for scholarly publishing in Canada. Our open access publishing program supports open, sustainable, and responsible models of scholarly communication, and includes more than 70 journals. Check out some of the new issues below! For more information on Journal Publishing at the U of A Library, please visit our website. New Journal Issues ConstellationsVol. 15 (2024): 2023/2024 – student publishedConstellations is a student-run, student-written, and…