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Open education is alive and active at the UVA Library, and a new grant will enable the creation of a community hub for sharing resources. Additionally, in spring 2025, the learning community welcomes new members who want to utilize open educational resources at UVA and beyond.
We are pleased to announce that Carmelita Pickett, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources and Content Strategy at UVA Library, has been elected to a three-year term with the HathiTrust Board of Governors. HathiTrust is a collaborative of academic and research libraries which seeks to protect and expand access to library materials.
Check out staff recommendations highlighting work created by and about Indigenous peoples
In this final post for Open Access Week, learn about the Library’s open publishing imprint, Aperio, which is an example of a “Diamond OA” publisher.
In our second post of the week celebrating Open Access Week this week, we examine the differences between open access as a copyright choice, open access as a compliance step, and open access as a business model for commercial publishers.
Miguel Angel Valladares-Llata, Librarian for Romance Languages and Latin American Studies, recommends books and resources to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
A 2012 conversation between UVA legend Sandy Gilliam and Sheree Scarborough (of the University of Virginia Oral History Project) is available through LibraOpen, the online archive of UVA scholarship.
In 2024, a major milestone was reached as McGehee Rare Book Librarian Kim Cull cataloged the 10,000th volume in the McGehee Miniature Book Collection.
To observe Disability Pride Month this July, the Library is highlighting a number of resources exploring disability justice and activism that we hold in our collection, including anthologies and essays, memoirs, and a primary source database.
Reference Librarian Mandy Rizki highlights a handful of the many library resources that focus on LGBTQIA+ lives, experiences, and fields of scholarship.