News for Open Education
The libraries of the University of Minnesota announce new digital access to The New York Times for all students, faculty, and staff
The libraries of the University of Minnesota announce a new digital subscription to The New York Times available to all current UMN students, faculty, and staff. This subscription is a partnership between all of the libraries of the University of Minnesota and access extends to all students, staff, and faculty across all five UMN campuses.
Expanding ecology with a free textbook and an international friendship
Professor Clarence Lehman’s open access ecology textbook, published by UMN Libraries Publishing, has sparked an international friendship of scholarly proportions. Since publication, it’s been viewed over 20,000 times and downloaded over 15,000 times. One of those readers was 24-year-old Solomon Freeman from Assin Tabil, Ghana. He’s a master’s student at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), studying to become an ecologist.
Giving child development research away: Intentionally free, open, and accessible worldwide
Social Sciences Librarian Amy Riegelman is an enthusiastic proponent of open access publishing including research, publications, and presentations on green and gold open access. In one of her roles, she supports researchers in the Institute of Childhood Development in College of Education and Human Development, including Professor Gail Ferguson, Director of the Culture and Family Life Lab.