The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy takes effect on July 1, 2025. This policy mandates that anyone who has received a grant from the NIH must deposit […]
NIH Public Access Mandate: Live July 1, 2025
New Funding Database Pivot – RP
Johns Hopkins faculty and students now have access to Pivot – RP, a global, expert-curated funding database designed to support scientific and academic research. This platform not only highlights funding […]
New Open Access Support for Research Publications at JHU!
Johns Hopkins Libraries are happy to share that we have signed four new publisher agreements that will support JHU Open Access publications now, and into the future. JH Libraries have […]
Introducing Peer Community In (PCI)
Peer Community In (PCI) is a non-profit organization of researchers offering peer review, recommendation, and publication of scientific articles in open access for free. Following submission by authors, the thematic PCIs evaluate preprints […]
Open Access (OA) Agreements at Johns Hopkins University: The How and Why?
Written by Nancy Shin, Barbara Pralle & Liz Mengel A common question that librarians at Johns Hopkins University get is, “Why don’t the JH libraries have OA support for all […]
Open Textbooks: Meeting Student Learning Needs on Day One
Written by Kathleen DeLaurenti, Director, Arthur Friedheim Music Library, Peabody Institute of Music As educators, we think deeply about pedagogical approaches to help our students achieve their learning goals. In […]
Digital Humanities’ Ethos of Sharing
Written by Emily McGinn, Digital Humanities Librarian, Sheridan Libraries & Museums Open Access is at the heart of the Digital Humanities (DH). Freely available and unfettered data is key to […]
What is Open Access?
Written by Nancy Shin, Scholarly Communications Librarian, Welch Medical Library Open Access Week is next week. Check out the events happening across campuses and online. Open Access refers to freely […]
International Open Access Week
The Sheridan Libraries and Museums, in collaboration with the Peabody Institute, Arthur Friedham Library and Welch Medical Library are celebrating International Open Access Week (October 21-27), which is recognized by […]
ACRL Pittsburgh – March 15-18, 2023
The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) conference in Pittsburgh, the City of Bridges, was a phenomenal experience in multiple ways. While the weather was cold and blustery and […]