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Follow this account on Mastodon: @openatvt@fosstodon.org Crossposting is off, so for a time there will be different content on tusk and musk. Hopefully VT folks will continue moving over, and this bird site can go dormant or be deleted.

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The rumours are true: we have launched a Mastodon server! In response to community requests and our own recognition of the potential in this moment, we are launching hcommons.social and invite you to join us 🎉

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RT @oahelper@mastodon.social Open Access Helper is a browser extension, which combines the wonderful APIs of Unpaywall.org (researchremix), OpenCitations.net (opencitations), core.ac.uk to your desktop browser or to your iPhone / iPad. (1/2)

@vivalibraries is hosting, Getting Started with VIVA Open, on Nov. 10 from 1-2 PM EST. This session, facilitated by @iskme, is designed for Virginia higher education professionals interested in learning about OER and VIVA Open! Register here: vivalib.org/va/viva-open-g…. #OER

Now on Mastodon @openatvt@fosstodon.org and crossposting using moa.party Who's there from Virginia Tech?

Seeking U.S.-based text data mining researchers for participation in paid project buildinglltdm.org/2022/09/26/see…

Free open access is available to everyone at Virginia Tech, if you would rather use your money in other ways guides.lib.vt.edu/oapolicy/

Open Access at Virginia Tech this #OAWeek2022 @VTresearch @VT_Provost More on the blog: openvt.lib.vt.edu

🎉It's #OAWeek! Join us for 2 fantastic events: ➡️ TODAY: 10/24, 6-8 p.m. - Open Access Forum 2022: Connecting the Opens ➡️ 10/25, 2-3 p.m. - How to Take Advantage of the University’s Open Access Policy Learn more & register: guides.lib.vt.edu/oa/week #OAWeek22 @openatvt

Accepting and rejecting papers is an archaic practice that is terrible for science. It strips peer review of its value & institutionalizes the practice of judging scientists based on where, rather than what, they publish. It's time for this system to go. elifesciences.org/articles/83889

There is an obvious - and potentially central - role for scientific societies in this new publishing world. Instead of publishing journals, they should make their business to publicly review every preprint produced in or relevant to their field. elifesciences.org/articles/83889

Open Access Week 🔓 events coming up: Monday at 6pm, hear @hjoseph of @SPARC_NA talk about the new OA requirements for federally funded research, followed by our forum on OA, OER, open data Tuesday at 2pm, learn how to use VT's OA policy guides.lib.vt.edu/oa/week

🔓 Learn about Virginia Tech's open access policy 🗓️ Fri. Oct. 14, 2:30 - 3:30pm 👉 Register: profdev.tlos.vt.edu/browse/researc… guides.lib.vt.edu/oapolicy/

ORCID for the Humanities & Social Sciences Tues. Nov. 1, 2-3pm ET info.orcid.org/event/id-me-or…

Getting Started with VIVA Open #OER Thurs. Nov. 10, 1-2pm vivalib.org/va/viva-open-g…

There's a real need to get past the smoke and mirrors of "prestige", and to focus on the substance of the work when evaluating research. This message needs to start at the top, but also needs to be embedded concretely in P&T policies