The VRC Welcomes You Back to Campus

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This blog post was contributed by VRC Staff Yvette Shu (Political Science and International Studies, ’27) Welcome back to campus, Blue Jays! As we return from spring break, don’t forget […]


Introducing Peer Community In (PCI)

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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 […]


How Do You Cite Generative AI?

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Generative AI isn’t just a tool — it’s a shape-shifting beast that’s rewriting the entire concept of academic creation. (Anthropic, 2024) Wait, there’s an in-text citation at the end of […]


Open Textbooks: Meeting Student Learning Needs on Day One

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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

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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?

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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

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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 […]