Open Education News

Translating Judeo-Arabic Love Poems

Posted October 16, 2024

W&M Libraries has launched a new digital project that translates and makes available a collection of Judeo-Arabic poems.
Former W&M provost authors open access book on Greek play, Alcestis

Posted August 25, 2024

William & Mary Libraries publishes its second open access publication, which explores the meanings of life and death in the Greek play, Alcestis. The book, "Euripides’ Alcestis: Introduction,…
W&M Professor Lawrence Leemis publishes open access textbook

Posted January 16, 2024

William & Mary mathematics professor Lawrence Leemis has published his first open access textbook. The book, Statistical Modeling: Regression, Survival Analysis, and Time Series Analysis, will be…
Virginia’s academic library consortium partners with KnowledgeWorks to develop open educational resources

Posted August 4, 2023

VIVA, Virginia’s academic library consortium, has signed an agreement with KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) to provide publishing services for its Open Grant program. This partnership ensures the…
Virginia’s public academic research libraries welcome White House guidance to make taxpayer-funded research freely available without delay

Posted January 31, 2023

Virginia’s public academic research libraries at William & Mary, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, James Madison University, and Old…
W&M Libraries launches OA funding assistance

Posted January 31, 2022

Announcement, annoucement, annooooouuuucement! Or Extra Extra Hear All About It! (depending on your persuasion and generational tendency). W&M Libraries is incredibly pleased to share that we have…
The benefits of using Open Educational Resources

Posted January 25, 2022

Textbook costs continue to rise, and you can be a part of the solution by incorporating low-cost and no-cost materials into your courses with Open Educational Resources (OER).
Two New OA publishing options available for W&M starting January 1, 2022

Posted December 13, 2021

In its ongoing efforts to design innovative and sustainable approaches to library subscription models, VIVA is pleased to announce a new program in partnership with Wiley. The 2022-2024 VIVA Wiley…
The changing face of academic publishing

Posted December 6, 2021

By Rosie Liljenquist, Publishing and Open Access Librarian
Virginia libraries negotiate new contract with Elsevier

Posted January 20, 2021

Six members of the Virginia Research Libraries (VRL) recently completed contract negotiations with Elsevier, the largest publisher of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) scholarly…
Virginia research libraries address upcoming Elsevier negotiations

Posted November 16, 2020

In October deans from seven Virginia research libraries discussed their guiding principles ahead of upcoming, joint contract negotiations with Elsevier, a major publisher of academic journals.
W&M joins other VA universities to host Sustainable Scholarship Virtual Forum

Posted September 3, 2020

Public academic research library deans from across the commonwealth will speak to faculty members, staff, and librarians about issues related to bundled journal packages, including concerns with the…
Shouldering the Heavy Burden of Textbooks

Posted April 27, 2020

William & Mary Libraries has launched a Textbook Affordability Initiative on campus to address the rising costs of textbooks. The effort is managed by a task force of librarians, faculty, staff and…
Virginia Research Library Deans and Directors Endorse the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts

Posted October 25, 2019

As we work together in Virginia to forge a more sustainable, equitable approach to journal deals, the Framework is a powerful statement around which research libraries in the US and abroad can align.
California Elsevier Decision: A Virginia Response

Posted April 11, 2019

The following open letter has been prepared and released by the deans and directors of the seven research libraries at public doctoral institutions in Virginia. It is part of an ongoing conversation…
Grants available for adoption of open education resources

Posted December 11, 2018

Interested in textbook affordability for students? Virginia’s academic library consortium, VIVA, is funding grants up to $30,000 for adopting, adapting or creating openly-licensed textbooks or course…
Students partner with library to address textbook affordability

Posted April 23, 2018

Recently two W&M student organizations, Student Assembly (SA) and W&M Libraries Student Ambassadors, turned to the libraries to seek ways to address textbook affordability.
W&M Libraries publishes new research guides for Open Access Week

Posted October 25, 2017

In honor of Open Access (OA) Week, W&M Libraries have released a collection of research guides within “scholarly communications” to help the W&M community learn more about these important topics.
Student Assembly partners with W&M Libraries to promote open educational resources

Posted March 9, 2016

The Student Assembly and W&M Libraries will be promoting open educational resources through campus-wide awareness efforts.
Swem Celebrates Open Access Week

Posted October 21, 2012

For the sixth year in a row, libraries are celebrating Open Access Week, being held October 22-28. Open Access Week is an opportunity to discuss the importance of free global access to articles and…