Below are News items in the category of Social Sciences

Open Access Policy Implementation Project Wiki

A wiki has been created to provide an open, shared space where UC faculty, librarians, and other stakeholders can engage directly with the Open Access Policy Implementation (OAPI) team.
Humanities, Library Services, News for Faculty, Open Access, Reference, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News, Sciences & Engineering, Social Sciences
September 18, 2013

Landscan population data set now available!

The Map & Imagery Laboratory (MIL) now offers access to the most current, high resolution global population distribution data set to its academic users.
Map & Imagery Laboratory, MIL News, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, News for Students, News for Undergraduates, Social Sciences
July 25, 2013

Do You Receive NIH Funding?

Effective July 2013, the NIH will delay processing of non-competitive renewal funding if researchers are not in compliance with the 2008 NIH Public Access Policy.
Grants, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News, Sciences & Engineering, Social Sciences
May 7, 2013

U.S. Representatives Introduce Bill for Federal Open Access Policy

The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) would require federal agencies with budgets of 100 million or more to provide public access to federally funded research within six months of publication.
Government Information Center, Humanities, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News, Social Sciences
February 19, 2013

Who Freed the Slaves?: Emancipation as a Social Movement (Special Collections, Third Floor)

Drawing on materials from the Wyles Collections the exhibit explored the theme of emancipation as a social movement (January-June 2013)
Exhibits, Humanities, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Exhibits, Special Collections News
January 15, 2013

Open Access Fund Launched

The Library’s Open Access Fund Pilot Program is now accepting applications. The Fund helps scholars cover the cost of author fees when publishing in peer reviewed open access publications.
Grants, Humanities, Library Services, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News, Sciences & Engineering, Social Sciences
November 24, 2012

What is Open Access and Why is the World Bank's Open Access Policy So Significant?

Effective July 1, the World bank will be adopting an Open Access Policy. "What the World Bank's Open Access Policy Means for Development" is a liveblog and webcast scheduled for Monday May 21, from 9:30-11am PST.
Collections, Events, Government Information Center, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication News, Social Sciences
May 15, 2012

Stanley K. Sheinbaum Collection Now Available for Research

The extensive papers of important political activist Stanley Sheinbaum are ready for use in the Department of Special Collections.
Collections, Humanities, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News
May 2, 2012

MIL Head to Discuss Chinese Research

Jon Jablonski, head of MIL since 2010, will present results of research conducted in Wuhan China on May 8.
Lectures & Talks, Library Employees, Map & Imagery Laboratory, MIL News, Social Sciences
April 27, 2012

New on OAC and Calisphere: Kearny Street Workshop posters from UCSB

Students and researchers now have free access to 170 images of posters, artwork, and photographs documenting the work of the Kearny Street Workshop and the Asian/Pacific American community in 1970s and 1980s San Francisco.
Collections, Humanities, Social Sciences, Special Collections, Special Collections Announcements, Special Collections News, Technology
February 14, 2011