News & Events

The Scholarly Communication News Archive contains summaries of press releases about prominent news developments. The heading of each item links to the full text of that story.

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, Sciences & Engineering, Social Sciences
May 7, 2013

California Assembly Bill 609: Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research

California Assembly Bill 609 will ensure that the public can access the published results of taxpayer-funded research for free.
Collections, Government Information Center, Grants, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
April 22, 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, Social Sciences
February 19, 2013

Grants for Innovative Projects to Promote Open Access to Data

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) has announced a Challenge Grant program to fund innovative projects to promote open access to data.
Data Management, Events, Grants, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
February 19, 2013

Royal Society of Chemistry Open Access Vouchers Available

The Royal Society of Chemistry offers UCSB authors vouchers for publication fees.
Grants, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Sciences & Engineering
February 9, 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, Sciences & Engineering, Social Sciences
November 24, 2012

New Open Access Monograph Series in Classics

The Department of Classics at UC Berkeley has announced the launch of "California Classical Monographs," a new open access series that will enable wide dissemination of distinguished, peer-reviewed scholarly monographs in Classics.
Collections, Humanities, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Scholarly Communication
October 16, 2012

Open Access Week Events - October 22-28

The UCSB Library is hosting two events in conjunction with Open Access Week, a worldwide initiative to raise awareness about new models of scholarly publishing.
Events, Lectures & Talks, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
October 15, 2012

Getty Research Portal Opens Up Access to Art History Resources

The Getty Research Institute has launched the new Getty Research Portal, providing global access to digitized art history texts in the public domain.
Arts Library, Humanities, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, News for Students, News for Undergraduates, Scholarly Communication
June 7, 2012

White House Petition on Open Access to Research

Sign the people's petition in support of public access to federally funded scientific research. For White House consideration 25,000 signatures are needed by June 21.
Government Information Center, News for Faculty, News for Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
May 31, 2012