The Covid Information Commons & Columbia University Libraries – using translation & transcription to increase accessibility to NSF-funded research

by Lauren Close, Lylybell Teran, and Esther Jackson, with editorial support from Florence Hudson, Macy Moujabber, Isabella Graham-Martinez, and Jeremiah Mercurio With thanks to Lara Azar, Elia Bregman, Brian Buckley, Cora Lee Cole, Victoria Horrocks, Saanya Subasinghe, Rhyley Vaughan, and Kathryn Pope.   As our scholarly communication ecosystem becomes increasingly reliant on digital media, it is […]

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The Nelson Memo: Preparing for Updated Federal Public Access Policies

by Kathryn Pope, Esther Jackson, and Jeremiah Mercurio On August 25, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), under the direction of former Columbia faculty member and divisional dean Alondra Nelson, released new guidelines on increased, expansive public access to the results of federally funded research. The guidelines, or the “Nelson […]

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