Library-hosted Webinar on Gale Researcher and Artemis Primary Sources, November 18

If you missed the Libraries’ earlier training sessions on Gale Researcher and Artemis Primary Sources databases –- or if you’d like to learn more –- join the webinar offered by Gale Cengage Learning on Friday, November 18. Gale Researcher helps students identify and link to relevant, authoritative sources. Introductory essays, peer-reviewed articles, and streamed video … Continued

Oxford University Press to demo databases, Nov. 16 & 17

Oxford University Press (OUP) will will be at Hodges Library November 16 and 17 to demonstrate some of their unique databases. Wednesday, November 16, Room 211 Hodges Library (Sessions: 1:25-2:15 p.m.; 2:30-3:20 p.m.; 3:35-4:25 p.m.) Wednesday’s training sessions will feature Oxford University Press products to which the UT Libraries already subscribes: Oxford Music Online, Oxford … Continued

Lunch & Learn: Tips for Difficult Conversations, Nov. 9

The UT Libraries Diversity Committee hosts a series of lunchtime discussions to facilitate comfortable dialogue about diversity and inclusion. Lunch and Learn invites students and other members of the campus community to talk openly but respectfully about complex issues that impact their lives and their campus experience. Practical Tips for “Keeping Calm and Carrying On” … Continued

Non-Profits Can’t Scale the Paywall to Access Vital Information

October 24-30 is Open Access Week Non-profit organizations are an undeniable force for good in our society. They do amazing work, often with very limited funds. Best practices, evidence-based decision-making, good data — the needs of non-profit organizations are similar to many businesses, and access to the latest research can help them deliver the best … Continued

Open Textbooks

October 24-30 is Open Access Week College textbooks are incredibly expensive, costing US students an average of $1,298 a year!* In fact, textbook prices increased 82% between 2003 and 2013, approximately triple the rate of inflation in overall consumer prices (CPI) during the same time (27%).** What happens when textbooks cost this much? Students take … Continued