Open Ed Week 2025
Here are some things you can do to make research and learning more open and affordable, and to improve scholarly communications.
Publish your article Open Access:
Utilize the open access agreements from VIVA, Virginia’s Academic Library Consortium, to publish in reputable journals without any article processing charges (APCs). Visit the VIVA website for more details: https://vivalib.org/va/collections/openaccess.
VIVA Open Grants:
Are you interested in adopting an OER textbook or creating one of your own? Well, VIVA offers three grant opportunities (Adopt, Course, and Open Publishing) to help instructors use open educational resources (OER). These grants fund the adoption, adaptation, and creation of free or low-cost materials for students.
Grant details, application deadlines, and program information are available at: https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants.
Manage your professional identity:
ORCID ID is a free, unique identifier for researchers that solves the problem of name ambiguity and institutional changes. It ensures accurate attribution of research and is increasingly required by publishers and grant agencies in order to make processes more efficient.
How to Get Started with ORCID:
- Sign up at ORCID – https://orcid.org/register
- Fill in your academic background, affiliations, and publications.
- Use your ORCID ID in your email signature, CV, and author profiles.
For more information, contact Paul Boger, Head of Reference and Scholarly Communications, at research@umw.edu or 540-654-1748.
Thanks!
Amy Filiatreau (hear my name)
University Librarian
Simpson Library
University of Mary Washington
540-654-1752
afiliatr@umw.edu