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The impact of OA to MIT faculty research

I came across an interesting article through the open access tracking project today. It tells about the benefits seen around the world thanks to MIT's commitment to keeping access to their faculty research free. Read it here. It is a great example of the impact open access has around the world.

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Open textbooks

I recently read on the Open Access Tracking Project that British Columbia will be offering students free, open textbooks for some of the most popular post-secondary school courses in the 2013-2014 school year. This is a first for Canada and an attempt to make education more affordable for families. Read more about the program here. Hopefully this is an idea that will spread throughout Canada and across the globe!

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Open access for high schools

Thanks to the OA Tracking Project, I came across a great article about open access resources for high schools. Sometimes I get caught up in the notion of open access for university libraries and scholarly research. It's important to remember that open access can spread beyond that. If you work in a high school or know someone who does, pass this link along. It looks like some great resources!

OA resources for high schools

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Here is a great list of open access events compiled by the tag team/open access tracking project. You can search by year then month to find events in your area. Check it out! There are lots of great events coming up this month for open access week.

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Open Access Tracking Project

Here is a great description of the Open Access Tracking Project. This project helps people to tag open access developments so that readers can go to one place to read about them all. 

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/05-02-09.htm#oatp