As a librarian, I encourage faculty to consider publishing in reputable open access journals because I understand that open access is the long term answer to our current serials crisis. Working at an institution with an open access policy, I am even more dedicated to encouraging open access publishing. NPR’s story this morning on “bad”…
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Freshman Research Skills: Workshop Summary
Thanks to all who joined us for our first Teaching with Technology event. The topic was Freshman Research Skills, and Kathy Gehring presented the results from the Research Practices Survey (RPS). The RPS is a tool that allows us to collect information on our first year students’ previous research experiences and assess their research skills. …
Want to visit The National Gallery, London?
See every painting in The National Gallery’s permanent collection from your desk! ARTstor, a database of digital images, just released this collection and is available to all students, faculty and staff at Connecticut College. View a sample of the 2,300 works included, or view the full collection in ARTstor. Image Credit: The National Gallery, London….