Open Access Article Publishing at UBC: Annual Report
The Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office has released the 2023/24 Open Access Article Publishing at UBC Report. This report provides an overview of yearly open access (OA) article publishing trends at UBC and seeks to increase transparency around financial conditions for OA article publishing, and to highlight the impact of publisher negotiations on OA at […]
Open-Access Allard Research Portal Reaches One Million Downloads
The Peter A. Allard School of Law’s open-access research portal, the Allard Research Commons, has reached a significant new milestone with one million downloads of its research papers by users worldwide. Launched in 2017 with the goal of making Allard Law research more accessible, the Allard Research Commons hosts a wide range of scholarly works, […]
UBC Library Open Education Impact & Activity Report 2023/2024
A highlight of UBC Library’s combined impact on open educational practices at UBC for 2023/2024.
UBC Library Open Education Impact & Activity Report – 2022/2023
A highlight of UBC Library’s combined impact on open educational practices at UBC for 2022/2023.
2022 OER Fund Evaluation Snapshot
The UBC Vancouver Open Educational Resources (OER) Fund, established through the UBC Academic Excellence Fund, aims to support affordable and inclusive access to learning materials through the adoption, adaptation, development, and integration of open educational resources in UBCV credit courses. In 2019, UBCV initially committed $1 million over four years to the UBCV OER Fund. As of spring 2022, […]
UBC Library Open Education Impact & Activity Report – 2021/2022
Find out about the open education projects, events, and services offered by UBC Library Vancouver and Okanagan campuses in 2021/2022.
Open UBC Snapshot 2021: Open Strategies for Remote Teaching and Learning
The 2020/21 academic year brought a transition to remote learning and delivery of online courses. This transition, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, exposed the importance of student ease of access to textbooks and other course materials. One strategy for ensuring students had barrier free access to learning materials was the use of open educational resources […]
UBC Library – Open Education Impact & Activity Report
A brief open education impact and activity report from UBC Library for September 2019-April 2020.